In the courtyard, Li Xuan earnestly thanked Chen Ling with her hands.
Turning sideways and looking at He Zhizhang, Li Xuan explained in a low voice: "Mr. Chen is going to be the supervisor. This time he came to Jiangnan to explore the mineral terrain in Wuyue. He has a heavy responsibility, and he is just accompanying me."
Chen Ling's exploration of mineral terrain was just superficial. His real purpose was to find Du Chun, who had developed gunpowder as a general supervisor.
No one knows what Du Chun's progress in gunpowder is now. If he and the Tianyin Sect's assassin who is proficient in machine puppets work together, who knows what they will come up with.
Of course, this matter should not be known to outsiders.
"I misunderstood the prince. Ji Zhen was at fault. I hope the prince will forgive me." He Zhizhang bowed deeply at some point, his face burning.
"It's okay." Li Xuan waved her hand, looked at He Zhizhang, and asked curiously: "Where did Brother Ji Zhen learn about the Cao Gang?"
"Don't you know, Your Majesty?" He Zhizhang looked at Li Xuan with some surprise: "The news of the Cao Gang's abduction and trafficking of good girls has spread throughout Yangzhou. The Dudu Mansion has arrested all the leading figures of the Cao Gang in Yangzhou and searched everyone. In the mansion, I don’t know how many secrets will be dug up now, everything depends on the decisive decision of the prince and Dou Changshi."
"Huh?" Li Xuan raised an eyebrow. Did this matter spread so quickly?
No, there are still shadows of the four major families in it.
The Caobang incident is not a trivial matter. If all is revealed, thunder will explode throughout the southeast.
However, it was only dealing with the case of kidnapping and trafficking a good girl, and did not involve the crime of smuggling arms, so the matter was within control.
After all, there are some things that the common people can know, and some things only need to be reported to the court.
"It seems that as soon as tomorrow, a group of people will be dead." Li Xuan sighed with emotion and looked at He Zhizhang.
He Zhizhang nodded in agreement and said: "It should be so. Over the years, the Caobang has done countless things that have harmed moral integrity and harmed the people, and they should have this retribution. Ji Zhen would like to thank the prince for his help. If it weren't for my subordinates in Yangzhou, there should be some retribution." Otherwise, I will definitely return south to Hangzhou with the prince."
"Forget about returning to Hangzhou, brother Jizhen should stay in Yangzhou for a while. Yangzhou is prosperous and is very helpful for studying."
"Here!" He Zhizhang sincerely thanked him, then looked into the hall and asked curiously, "I wonder if Mr. Zian can return?"
Li Xuan turned her head and looked at Xiong Yan. Xiong Yan immediately took a step forward and said, "I have never met you, sir." Chinese website
Li Xuan nodded, looked at He Zhizhang, and said, "Brother Ji Zhen, do you still have to wait? Although Mr. Zian is coming back tonight, I don't know how long it will take."
He Zhizhang's face twitched. At this time, he heard Li Xuan continue: "Mr. Zian will be tired even if he comes back late at night. If brother Ji Zhenxian is not in a hurry, please go back temporarily. This matter is not urgent. I am in Wu. There is still a post in the state, but there is a thin line between us, and I can visit you at any time."
He Zhizhang sighed with emotion and said: "It seems that this is the only way. Thank you, Your Majesty. I will come to see you off tomorrow."
"I'll see my dear brother off!" Li Xuan said, personally delivering He Zhizhang to the door of the post house, and then returned to the courtyard.
"Your Majesty wants to take him to Wuzhou?" Qiu Zhenmu suddenly spoke, revealing the hidden meaning in Li Xuan's heart in one sentence.
Li Xuan was not surprised that Qiu Zhenmu could see this. After all, not everyone is as innocent as He Zhizhang.
"The He family has been related by marriage to the Wuzhong Lu family, Wuzhong Zhang family, etc. for generations. Although we are operating in Wuzhou, we must also communicate with Suzhou and Hangzhou." After a pause, Li Xuan continued: " The Tianyin Sect seems to be full of dangers, but it is just a minor problem. The real trouble is the local governance after the war. That is the trouble, or even just the beginning."
Over the years, the north has suffered from repeated wars. Although the people have been displaced, it is precisely because of this that a large amount of idle land has been vacated. Datang's policy in the north has been implemented very well. Although land annexation has become increasingly serious in recent years, it is still within a controllable range. .
On the contrary, in the late Sui Dynasty, there were many warlords in the south, but they were not powerful and had little influence on local landlords.
Since the Tang Dynasty, land annexation has become more serious.
Chen Shuo's uprising back then was the result of such things. The Tianyin Sect that Li Xuan is facing now is uprising again, and the roots are still here.
Although He Zhizhang is a bit arrogant, his ability, talent, reputation and reputation are not bad.
The most important thing is that when Li Zhi was alive, it was difficult for him to be reused.
Even if Li Xian and Li Dan came to the throne later, it would still be difficult for him to advance, which was exactly what Li Xuan used.
Although the southern aristocratic family has had its ups and downs over the years, the core sixteenth aristocratic family remains stable.
The Shanyin He family is also one of the sixteen generations of families.
At some point, the sky had completely darkened. Li Xuan stretched out and put down the brush in his hand.
Li Xuan has roughly finished writing about what he saw and heard about Yangzhou and his party, and will ask Yu Ze to revise it a little on the road tomorrow before sending it to Luoyang.
Li Xuan's eyes fell on the green-leather official documents placed on the table on one side.
This official document is a temporary document from the Governor's Office of Yangzhou that temporarily lent thirty-six pairs of damaged chainmails from the Wuzhou governor. They are the ones in the courtyard today.
This was something that the Yangzhou Governor's Office thanked Li Xuan for helping with these matters and decisively left after that.
A white piece of paper fell out of the official document, with a line of words written on it: Xu Waner, also known as Boqing, a native of Hangzhou, father...
Picking up the note, Li Xuan walked towards the door, until she came to the side courtyard, and knocked on Xu Waner's door.
"Boom", ferocious thunder swept across the sky, thick black clouds completely covered up the early sun, and heavy rain started.
Li Xuan stood in the middle of the bedroom, looking at the gloomy sky, and shook his head in a funny way: "It rained so heavily so early in the morning. It seems that Yangzhou doesn't want me to leave!"
"Your Majesty is wrong." A clear voice came from behind. Xu Waner walked over and tied Li Xuan's wide-brimmed blue Xiangyun brocade belt from the back to the center of her aqua robe.
Qiqiao on one side then held up the small silver crown inlaid with jade. After Xu Waner took it, she tiptoed slightly and placed it on Li Xuan's bun. Then she inserted a white jade hairpin into it and then took a step back. An elegant young man from Tsinghua University appeared in front of him.
"This rain will last for half an hour at most. After half an hour, the water level will rise. We will just go south along the river. Yangzhou is sending the prince to leave quickly." Xu Waner lowered her head and chuckled.
Li Xuan shook her head, straightened her clothes, and turned around and said, "You continue to pack, take everything with you, don't leave it behind, I'll go see how others are packing, and we'll set off in an hour."
Li Xuan first went to see Meng Jiao, who was diagnosing Su Lianqiao's pulse.
Seeing Li Xuan come in, Meng Jui cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, everything is fine with Forsythia. There is no need to worry. However, I heard that Your Majesty found Chao Yuanfang's descendant in Yangzhou?"
"Yes, I originally planned to ask Mr. Meng to go with me that day, but it was not appropriate for Mr. Meng to go with him for our first visit. After all, the Guo family is just a famous local doctor, and Mr. Meng is also an imperial doctor. I'm afraid of being scared. Look at him." Li Xuan smiled and said what was in her heart.
"It doesn't matter whether the old man comes or not, but what's really outstanding about him?" Meng Jui was a little curious.
"Half and half." Li Xuan nodded and said, "Apart from some medicinal patches, the most important thing about the Guo family is the method of piercing blood with golden needles, which sounds quite promising; but the Guo family doesn't have many inheritances, so it may not be possible. How much confidence can we have? The risks involved are not small, so I still think that I should let him stay in Yangzhou first and see his future development. If there is an opportunity, I will bring him to Shendu."
Li Xuan didn't even mention a word about craniotomy, Wu Shi Powder and the like.
He clearly remembered that the Meng Jiao in front of him also had in-depth research on the art of craniotomy.
Once these two people meet, it's hard to say what will happen in the future.
If something goes wrong, Li Xuan can't handle it, so it's better for them not to see each other for the time being, and we'll talk about the rest later.
"I see. If there is a chance in the future, I hope to meet this person and maybe have some discussions." Meng Jie couldn't help but sigh.
Afraid
Afraid of this, Li Xuan quickly turned around and asked, "Sir, do you still want to go back to the palace?"
"Of course I do, but I know it's impossible." Meng Jiu smiled, shook his head, looked at Su Lianqiao and said, "I can only rely on this disciple. I hope she can wake up in time and pass on the inheritance. Just medical skills."
"There are many famous doctors in Suzhou and Hangzhou. After arriving in Suzhou and Hangzhou, sir, you can also find friends to visit, and you will always gain something." Li Xuan comforted him in a low voice, and then said: "The boy has arranged the manpower and is ready at any time. Send her to the boat, sir, and go back to rest for a while. After the boat sails, she won't feel so comfortable. Well, Xiao Wang has to go visit Mr. An and nephew Sizhen for a while, so I won't have to accompany you."
"There seems to be a visitor over there, Mr. Wang Zi'an." Meng Jiao seemed to have thought of something and said, "That person waited very late last night. It's a pity that Wang Zi'an came back even later last night. The person left half an hour early, otherwise he would have been able to We bumped into him, but he came again early this morning, right at Mao hour, and Wang Zi’an just woke up not long ago.”
