Outside Chunming Gate, on the Bahe River, three huge official ships were docked on the shore of the pier.
A man was wearing a dark green Luo Yi, with a wooden hairpin in his head. His face was filled with bitterness, and he was standing on the bow of the ship at the front, somewhat at a loss.
Behind him, there were several Jinwu guards holding knives on guard, but their eyes were filled with amusement.
Under the city wall in the distance, the crowds coming and going on the dock kept pointing at him. From time to time, some people spat on the ground and cursed.
Even if the person on the boat couldn't hear clearly, he knew that the curse was definitely not a good word.
Especially the unique curse words of Chang'an people, which really sound very interesting.
On the pier, Li Xuan, who was wearing a black-bottomed gold silk robe, turned his back to Qin Yugan, who had a bitter face above him, and was explaining to Qin Jun, the captain of Jinwu School in front of him.
"The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice must continue to keep an eye on it. If that doesn't work, join forces with the Qianniu Guards." Li Xuan warned Qin Jun in a low voice.
"Don't worry, the Jinwu Guards are still holding on to this matter. If it doesn't work, General Cheng will step in." Qin Jun laughed twice.
Jin Wuwei turned around to stare at the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment. It was Li Huanding.
The King of Donghai had shown his special interest in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment in the case of the Turkic royal family fleeing Chang'an, so Li Xuan concluded that the King of Donghai would definitely attack the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment.
This is Jinwuwei's opportunity.
While the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and other government agencies were fixated on Liu Guangye's case, Jinwuwei had already changed its direction.
Qin Jun had to admit that this strategy was quite clever.
Although the investigation of Liu Guangye's case by various government agencies is now secret, information revealed by some channels shows that the investigations of all parties have begun to stagnate.
Although it cannot be said that this is a dead end, it is already easy to make progress.
All parties are good at investigating the case. Although Di Renjie is excellent, it is difficult to say whether he can find clues in the hands of the King of East China Sea.
When Qin Jun smiled, Li Xuan knew what he was thinking.
Cheng Chubi was an important minister whom Empress Wu trusted very much, even more than Ming Chongyan and Zhu Beimen scholars.
If he is willing to stand up, then even if Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian are here, they can keep the things that Jinwu Guard found.
But if Cheng Chubi compromised with Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian, then the Jinwu Guards would have to hand over King Donghai even if they captured him.
But when that time came, it meant that Empress Wu knew about this matter.
"Be careful. The King of East China Sea has been safe and sound until now. He has many capable people under his command. Don't accidentally let someone set a trap to bury you." Li Xuan couldn't help but remind him. Qin Jun's face suddenly became solemn, and then he said seriously Nod.
"That guy Li Xian asked me to bring you something. He can't come to give it to you today, but he still has to deliver some of the things you mentioned last time to Prince Ying's Mansion." Qin Jun asked curiously: "How can you give it to me?" What did Li Xian give you?"
"Some toys unique to the Southeast." Li Xuan waved her hand, and then sighed softly: "If he wants to play with it now, let him play more."
Li Xian still has fun playing, but in two years he may not be able to play even if he wants to.
Qin Jun nodded, then looked over Li Xuan's shoulder and landed on the big boat behind him. He warned in a low voice: "I asked some veterans who took a boat across the sea to Silla. Although the wind is fast in winter, It’s also very dangerous, so be careful.”
The corners of Li Xuan's mouth turned up slightly.
Nowadays, in the eyes of Qin Jun and most people in the government and the public, the emperor sent Li Xuan as deputy military envoy to Jiangnan Province, probably with the intention of sending him to the East Island to fight against Silla.
However, they had no idea that this matter itself was a pretense. What they thought was exactly what Li Xuan and the people in the center wanted to see.
Li Xuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know what I know, but Chang'an, please help me keep an eye on it. Qiu Guan Shangshu seems to dislike me. My Yue is keeping an eye on the above things, but I'm worried , he was doing something secretly to make excuses about the things that happened to our family."
Qin Jun immediately became solemn. The Qin family did not inherit
Compared to the Cheng family, Qin Qiong's title has been even more terrifyingly lonely in recent years.
The same goes for the Yuchi family.
However, the slimmed down camel was bigger than the horse. Together, several companies worked together to open a new trade route on the Western Region trade route.
If Pei Yan really focused on this matter, they would have no other choice but to fight Pei Yan hard.
Because the lifeblood of this trade route is not in their hands, only in Li Xuan's hands.
Without Li Xuan, this trade route would be gone.
"Don't worry, I can't take care of the big things, but I will take care of the small things of the caravan for you." Qin Jun immediately became solemn.
He is different from Yuchi Xunyu. He and Li Xuan grew up together, so he will stand more firmly on Li Xuan's side on these matters.
Yuchi Xunyu, on the other hand, was a soldier in Prince Yong's palace. He thought that Li Xian would become more prosperous after becoming the crown prince, but he never expected that in the month before Li Xian became the crown prince, countless people would join Li Xian crazily. Xian.
Although Yuchi Xunyu was the grandson of Yuchi Jingde, to be honest, he was not taken seriously in Prince Yong's Mansion.
He himself is not a close confidant of Li Xian, and his relationship with Li Xian is far inferior to that of Li Xuan.
"That way, I feel relieved!" Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then he looked in the direction of the city gate and let out a surprised voice: "Hey!"
Under the city gate, a scarlet official rode out on horseback, followed by officials from the Ministry of War.
Li Xuan's eyes suddenly opened, her face full of disbelief: "Lai Sui."
Laisui brought some of his subordinates from the Ministry of War to Li Xuan, and bowed his hands to him seriously: "Lai Sui, a member of the Ministry of War and Military Affairs, has met the King of Nanchang."
Li Xuan quickly pulled her up and asked with curiosity on her face: "Brother, please wake up, why is it you who are here this time?"
This time Li Xuan goes to Yangzhou, and the Ministry of War, Ministry of Household Affairs and Ministry of Industry will send personnel to accompany him.
After all, it was the imperial court that sent reinforcements to Silla. Although Shi Dou Xuande, the governor of Yangzhou, was in charge, all aspects of the war department were involved.
The Ministry of Industry is responsible for repairing ships, and the Ministry of Revenue is responsible for recruiting soldiers. Although they are not in charge, they must supervise.
"It seems that Brother Lai has really made up his mind this time!" Li Xuan sighed, Lai Jia really wanted to get involved in the military affairs this time.
Although most of this time is a pretense, or to be better said, it is strategic fraud, but after all, a group of people will go to Dongdao to support and assist in the withdrawal of troops.
"There is always one more step to take." Lai Sui smiled, a hint of clarity flashing deep in his eyes.
Li Xuan nodded in confusion. In fact, Laisui had long been willing to let go. But earlier, he was an official of Li Hongdong Palace. If Li Hong had gone out to serve as an official before his death, he would inevitably be involved in Li Hong and Empress Wu. in the struggle.
Now that Li Hong has passed away for a long time, the label of Li Hong's subordinate official on Laisui has been greatly weakened. Now is the best time to go out.
In addition, although the war on the East Island was dangerous, it was not that much easier than the war with Tubo.
"Brother, please!" Li Xuan stretched out her hand, invited him to come on board.
"I'll ask Mr. Twenty-Seven to take care of him in the future." Laisui smiled and cupped his hands at Li Xuan, then waved and led the people and soldiers from the Criminal Department to the second ship.
People from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs arrived one after another. What made Li Xuan feel a little pity was that the person from the Ministry of Household Affairs was not Han Jiang.
"Secretary Xue Zhongzhang, I have met the prince!" Xue Zhongzhang, wearing a dark green official robe, bowed seriously to Li Xuan.
Secretary Lang, the fifth rank, Secretary Provincial Official, Wu Chengsi's subordinate.
Li Xuan politely held up his hand, helped Xue Zhongzhang up, and said seriously: "Xue Lang, please get up. I am going to trouble Xue Lang this time."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Xue Zhongzhang slightly bowed his hands to Li Xuan, and then led a group of officials from the Zhongshu Provincial Department and the Secretariat Department to wait on the ship.
Li Xuan's trip south this time was different from the last time. Last time, he went directly to Wuzhou to take up his post. But this time, in addition to serving as deputy military envoy, he also served as the imperial envoy responsible for announcing the decree.
The people in the Zhongshu Ministry and the Secretary Ministry are not only responsible for keeping imperial edicts and
In addition to the official seal, they also have supervisory responsibilities.
Dou Xuande, as the governor of the Yangzhou Governor's Office, served as Jiangnan Dao's military ambassador this time and was responsible for the entire Jiangnan Dao's support to Dongdao.
All the inspectors from Zhongshu Province will follow.
The man on the bow looked embarrassed when he saw so many people.
Although Silla wanted to defeat the Tang Dynasty this time, more importantly, it still wanted to coordinate the war between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty.
There had been clear news that Datang was going to withdraw its troops, so they wanted to tear off a piece of flesh from Datang's body when Datang withdrew its troops, but they never thought about having a full-scale confrontation with Datang again. Start a war.
At present, the imperial court is going to war, expressing its intention to reinforce the Anton Protectorate.
Especially now that winter is approaching, if the Tang army does not withdraw before the end of October, they will most likely not withdraw and will continue to have a long-term stalemate with Silla on the East Island.
This is what Silla least wants to see.
In recent years, the Tang Dynasty and Silla had gone to war. The Tang Dynasty had suffered heavy losses, but Silla was not much better.
To put it bluntly, Silla only breathed her last breath.
It was precisely because they were sure that the Tang Dynasty would withdraw its troops that they dared to take action. However, if the Tang Dynasty was angered and not only did not withdraw its troops, but turned around and sent a large number of soldiers into Silla to fight a decisive battle with Silla, Silla would immediately Bad luck.
This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that Datang suspended preparations for war against Tibet.
It would be terrifying if the Tang Dynasty was prepared to risk everything and mobilize its forces to destroy Silla.
Although the people of Silla are not worried that the Tang Dynasty will destroy them with more troops, but if there is another war, the last bit of wealth of the people of Silla will be completely destroyed.
This is the last thing a wise person like Qin Yujiagan wants to see.
Especially this time, they just wanted to take advantage of the war between Tang Dynasty and Tubo to gain some advantages. However, if they were too harsh and attracted Tang Dynasty's attention for Tubo, then they would really lose more than they gained.
Qin Yujiagan already regrets a little now, but he cannot stop these things, because these things were already doomed when the Tubo people arrived in Silla at the beginning of the year.
Li Xuan raised his head and glanced at the regretful look on Qin Yujiaoqian's face, and a trace of hatred flashed deep in his eyes.
The people of Silla have always been unfaithful, and going back on their word is commonplace. If you don't deal with them properly, they won't know the pain.
Li Xuan now somewhat understands why Li Zhi dragged the Japanese into this war.
With the Japanese behind them, the Silla people were worried and would not attack the Tang Dynasty with all their strength, so that the Tang Dynasty could attack safely.
Li Zhi did this not only to leave the seeds for trying to destroy Silla in the future, but also wanted to see it.
The two countries of Silla and Wa were like dogs eating dogs.
