Under the large plaque "Gongming Mingwei" in the lobby of the Yangzhou Dudu Mansion, Li Xuan opened an imperial edict with both hands, her face solemn and her expression solemn.
The bureaucrats and subordinates below, including Shi Dou Xuande, the governor of Yangzhou, all knelt on the ground.
"In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty in the Wei Dynasty, in the year of Yihai, in the ninth month of Dinghai, on the twenty-fourth day of Wuwu, the emperor Ruo said:
Shi Dou Xuande, the governor of Yangzhou, was appointed as the army preparation ambassador of Jiangnan Road, and Li Xuan, the prince of Nanchang County, was appointed as the deputy army preparation envoy of Jiangnan Road to prepare for the naval forces of Jiangnan Road to assist Dongdao.
The armies obey the orders carefully, but they are not in harmony, so they can kill them first and then report them.
Qinzi favors his life, but he may be careless! "
After Li Xuan read the imperial edict, Dou Xuande immediately held it in both hands, received the edict, and then thanked him heavily: "Your Majesty, Dou Xuande, thank you for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live."
"Long live, long live, long live." Many Yangzhou bureaucrats present immediately bowed their heads and worshiped at the same time.
"Dou Weng, please get up. Everyone, please get up." Li Xuan stretched out his hand to help Dou Xuande up, and then pointed to the secretary Xue Zhongzhang and the Ministry of War member Wai Lang Laisui and others, and said: "This time to raise the army, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry , all personnel coordinate with each other, and all matters need to be registered with the Ministry of War, Ministry of Household Affairs and Ministry of Works."
"I've met you all!" Dou Xuande bowed his hands to everyone very politely.
"I have met Dou Weng." Xue Zhongzhang and others also raised their hands to Dou Xuande. Then, Xue Zhongzhang handed the two boxes held by the officials behind him to Dou Xuande and Li Xuan respectively.
Ambassador of Jiangnan Province and Deputy Ambassador of Jiangnan Province.
With these two big seals, both Li Xuan and Dou Xuande can kill first and then play.
Everyone in the hall couldn't help but have a look of doubt on their faces.
It stands to reason that this kind of thing can be done by an ambassador. Why should we arrange a deputy envoy to prepare the army? Moreover, both of them have their own seals, which means that both of them have the right to kill first and report later. This is a bit wrong.
Everyone present was an old official. They could all smell the strange smell here, but no one was stupid enough to ask directly what was going on.
After all, even Dou Xuande didn't question anything, so how could they dare to question the court's instructions easily.
After Dou Xuande received the seal, he sat directly under the lobby. Li Xuan sat beside him, and other government officials stood on both sides, bowing their heads and listening to orders.
"Sima." Dou Xuande turned to look at Sima Changyu and said in a deep voice: "Immediately send a message to Dengzhou Navy and Hangzhou Navy, ordering them to immediately renovate warships, recruit sailors, and prepare a supply of supplies for going to sea. On the third day of October, each department will On the same day, we gathered in Dengzhou and headed to Haidong Island."
"Here!" Chang Yu immediately handed over his hand.
Dou Xuande then looked at Hanjiang Zhechong Mansion Lanzhe and said in a deep voice: "Captain Lan, I order you to work with the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to quickly repair the ships from now on. On the first day of October, I want to see that all the naval forces in the entire Hanjiang Mansion are ready. appropriate."
"Follow the order." Lan Zhe promised with a solemn expression, then stepped back.
"Lu Sima!" Dou Xuande looked at Yangzhou Governor's Sima Lu Yuanfang,
Lu Yuanfang immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Please give me your order, Commander-in-Chief!"
Dou Xuande said solemnly: "From now on, we will mobilize all the grain, grass and wood in Yangzhou, prepare household registers, and fully cooperate with the Hanjiang government in preparing to go to sea. There will be no mistakes."
"I obey the order." Lu Yuanfang agreed without any hesitation.
Although Lu Yuanfang is only the Sima of Yangzhou Governor's Office, in fact, he is in charge of the entire Yangzhou Governor's Office.
Official Dou Xuande served as the governor of Yangzhou's governor's office and concurrently as the governor of Yangzhou's governor's office.
Chang Yuguan served as Sima of the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office and concurrently as Chief of the Yangzhou Governor's Office.
Although they serve in the governor's office of Yangzhou, these two people usually stay in the governor's office of Yangzhou to work.
Yangzhou Governor's Office, all trivial matters in Yangzhou City are presided over by Sima Lu Yuanfang of Yangzhou Governor's Office.
For many years, Lu Yuanfang had been in Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, and indeed nothing happened there to worry Dou Xuande.
After glancing at Lu Yuanfang, Dou Xuande turned to look at Li Xuan: "King of Nanchang."
"My subordinates are here.
"Li Xuan immediately stood up and obeyed the order.
"I order you to rush south to Hangzhou in three days to supervise the preparations of the Hangzhou navy. The Hangzhou governor's office and others will fully cooperate. If there is any obstacle, you can kill it first and then report it." Dou Xuande's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
"I obey the order." Li Xuan also looked solemn. Both of them were very clear about the seriousness of the matter this time.
A slight deviation would affect not only Andong Road, but even the entire Hebei Road and the court's war preparations against Tubo.
In the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty, Li Xuan was still young and didn't know anything, but Dou Xuande had experienced it.
The Dou family and the royal family surnamed Li retired together, and they both knew the importance of this.
Dou Xuande's face calmed down, he turned his head, looked at everyone present, and said: "From today on, the Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion, all counties and yamen, and government offices at all levels will be on duty. If someone is on duty and no one is found, Immediately removed from office.”
"I obey the order." Everyone present raised their hands at the same time. They did not dare to ignore Dou Xuande's words.
It is now a semi-war period. If they are dismissed at this time, it will be difficult to restore the situation even if they have the relevant background.
Dou Xuande took a deep breath and looked sideways at Li Xuan: "King Nanchang, is there anything else?"
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded, then looked at everyone, his eyes swept over everyone, and heard him shout coldly: "From today on, the matters discussed in the Governor's Mansion and the Governor's Mansion will be discussed. It must not be disclosed to the outside world at will. If the king hears something that he should not hear outside, everyone, it will not be a matter that can be resolved by dismissal from office and removal of functions. "
When Li Xuan said something, everyone present subconsciously looked at Dou Xuande.
Dou Xuande raised his head calmly and looked at everyone: "This is not the first time that you have met the King of Nanchang. If you have any tricks in his hands, I will not be able to save you."
The expressions of everyone present suddenly became awe-inspiring.
The last time Li Xuan came to Yangzhou, she only made two things.
One was to reorganize the Cao Gang, Cao Gang leader Xu Jizheng was imprisoned, and there was a major reshuffle of forces within the Cao Gang; the other was to kill Wen Bingyan, the leader of the Huaiyang Hall of the Tianyin Sect, and An, one of the four elders. Rongxiang.
Although this incident will not directly break the situation in Yangzhou, it makes people terrified, fearing that the butcher's knife will fall at any time.
You know, at that time, Li Xuan was just a passerby in Yangzhou, but he had already made such a big fuss. Now that he has arrived in Yangzhou again, he even has the right to kill first and report later.
At this time, everyone's heads seemed to be hanging with a butcher's knife that was about to fall at any time.
Fortunately, the King of Nanchang will be heading south to Hangzhou in three days.
It was strange that since we were heading south to Hangzhou urgently, why didn't we start as early as possible instead of starting three days later?
Some people with keen minds have noticed some invisible storms.
"Everyone, have you heard what I said?" Li Xuan shouted coldly again. Everyone present immediately turned around and at the same time cupped their hands and said, "I obey the order."
"In that case, go down and get busy." Dou Xuande waved his hand directly and asked everyone to leave.
But just as everyone was leaving the lobby, Dou Xuande spoke again: "Xu Canjun will stay for a while and prepare a simple dinner tonight to entertain the imperial envoys from the central government."
"Don't dare." Xue Zhongzhang and others present quickly handed over. They did not dare to think that they were imperial envoys. Only Li Xuan had this qualification.
Dou Xuande waved his hand casually, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "The King of Nanchang will be staying in the Governor's Mansion this time. There are also officials and envoys, so it is convenient for them to live and send their envoys."
Li Xuan took a breath, her face gradually relaxed, and then she handed over to Dou Xuande: "Rubi, I'm going to trouble Dou Weng."
The last time Li Xuan came here, she stayed at Yangzhou Inn, but now she lives directly in the Governor's Mansion.
The waning moon is like a hook, and in the back office of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, rows of tables and cases are placed like flowing water from under the flower hall in the backyard.
Li Xuan and Dou Xuande are sitting at the top, and on the left are Sima Changyu of the Governor's Office and the Governor's Office.
Sima Lu Yuanfang, on the right is Xue Zhongzhang, Laisui, Zhou Qian, Cui Ding and others. Although their official positions are not high, they are real officials in the capital.
The food and drinks at the banquet were relatively simple and not luxurious, which disappointed some officials from the capital who hoped to see the prosperity of Yangzhou.
But after taking a look at Li Xuan and Dou Xuande, who were having a serious conversation with their superiors for the first time, everyone present quickly calmed down.
Li Xuan had just finished drinking the wine in the cup when he heard Dou Xuande ask: "My dear nephew, why don't you see Qianniu Weiqiu prepare yourself when you come south this time?"
"What Dou Weng wants to ask is about General Qiu Zhonglang, right?" Li Xuan showed a wry smile on his face, and then said: "Actually, my nephew doesn't know what the current situation of General Qiu Zhonglang is. Ever since he chased and killed Gui in Muzhou, After he left, my nephew has not seen him now. Even Qiu Beishen, for some unknown reason, has never seen him again after returning to Chang'an."
Dou Xuande did not answer directly, but turned sideways, played with the wine glass in his hand, and said softly: "There are rumors that Qiu Shenji went to the grassland. The last time the grassland tribes helped the descendants of Jieli and Tuli escape from Chang'an, it really angered them. The Queen of Heaven, therefore sent Qiu Shenji to the grassland."
"Perhaps it is just being used for its purpose." Li Xuan looked at the waning moon in the wine glass and said softly: "Zhonglang General is a cold-blooded person. I heard that he was also a decisive and decisive general in the Western Regions. He was very capable of killing. , I really want to chase after Pingyang County Duke."
Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui will be known for his decisive killings in the future. His attacks are ruthless, bloody and cruel, and can even stop a baby from crying.
When the grassland tribes heard that Xue Rengui had been transferred to the governor of Daizhou, they were so frightened that they immediately retracted their outstretched minions. The entire tribe hunkered down and acted in fear.
Although there were grassland tribes involved in Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana's escape, there were no grassland tribes from Yunzhong Dingxiang's generation.
Xue Rengui's great reputation was almost entirely achieved by chopping with his blade.
Qiu Shenji was no less generous in this regard. He was cruel, ruthless, and murderous. He was not inferior to Xue Rengui, the Duke of Pingyang, but it was a pity...
"Let's get down to business." Dou Xuande's face suddenly became solemn and he asked in a low voice: "How will my nephew consider the next thing?"
"First of all, we need to start with the Silla envoy. My nephew came south this time and traveled all the way from Chang'an in a hurry. The news was blocked along the way. Some people must be extremely anxious now, whether it is Silla or the King of Donghai. , now it’s just a good time to go with the flow.”
A slight sneer appeared at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and the fun now had just begun.
