On the first day of October, the sky was overcast and the west wind was cold.
Above the Hangzhou Pier, the water vapor is thick, and there seems to be endless waves surging on the sea at the end of the line of sight.
Li Xuan stood on the shore, dressed in black brocade clothes that were particularly decent, and the eight-sided Han sword hung casually on his waist.
Putting his hands together in front of Monk Daozhen, who was wearing a blue cassock, Li Xuan said sincerely: "The wind is high and the sea is rough, Master, be careful along the way. If everything goes smoothly, you and I will be able to meet in Silla."
"Your Majesty, you must also be careful. Although it is difficult for a poor monk to return to the country, it may not be smooth sailing for your Majesty to go to Silla." Daozhen's face was sincere. If it were someone else, you would not be able to hear the different meaning in his words.
Li Xuan smiled faintly, spread her hands, and placed her right hand on the hilt of the Eight-sided Han Sword. At the same time, she said softly: "Master, sometimes, it is not important to be slower. What is important is safety and staying alive."
"What the prince said is absolutely true." Daozhen looked equally calm.
Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the gloomy weather, and said in a deep voice: "This weather can only last for two days. If it can last for three or four days, then when the wind falls, it will be when the master arrives in Japan. It's a pity. Delay for a few days."
Michizane's eyelids couldn't help but raise, but he kept his expression as usual and said in a gentle tone: "If the king can arrive in Nara one day, I will definitely welcome you."
Seeing Daozhen's appearance, Li Xuan smiled and said, "That's it, then it's settled."
Daozhen couldn't help but be stunned. It was hard to say how much of Li Xuan's seemingly joking sentence was true and how much was false.
In particular, he is also proficient in astronomy and water conditions. If he is really well prepared and uses strong winds to kill the Japanese country within three to five days, then the Japanese country will immediately fall into the danger of annihilation like Silla.
Although Li Xuan said that the Tang Dynasty was not interested in either Silla or the Japanese state, if the Japanese state, like Silla, really wanted to completely anger the Tang Dynasty, then they would punish the Japanese state even if they were pursuing a loss-making business.
Just like this time, the Silla people were so bold that they dared to intervene in the power struggle between the Tang Dynasty royal family.
Even if the current emperor can tolerate this kind of thing, the next emperor may not be able to tolerate it.
The battle between Tang Dynasty and Silla still has to be fought... This is the opportunity for Japan.
"With that, the poor monk takes his leave." Daozhen clasped his hands together again.
Li Xuan took a step forward and raised her hands with hope: "I wish you a safe journey, Master."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Daozhen walked backwards to the bottom of the ship, then turned around and boarded the ship. The sailors on the ship immediately began to weigh the anchor and set the sails.
A total of three three-masted ships slowly left the Hangzhou port and entered the sea along the vast Qiantang River.
Standing on the pier, watching the fleet leave, the shadow of the boat was small, Li Xuan's expression had already become completely solemn.
At this time, Yu Ze walked up from behind, cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty." Kanshu La
Li Xuan nodded and asked in a low voice: "Is this ship Baiqisi's ship?"
"It should be." Yu Ze nodded slightly and said, "My subordinate handed over the news, and a Hangzhou ship dealer came to the door the next day... If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would not be able to obtain such information. "
Li Xuan relaxed a little and narrowed his eyes slightly: "That's good. As long as Baiqisi can keep an eye on this route, then this time, even if the Japanese don't agree to join forces with our country, our country will have a chance to directly threaten Xinjiang from the south. Luojin City."
Li Xuan had a clear understanding of the matter between Japan and Silla. If he could not defeat Silla, he would never fall out with Japan.
Once Silla and Japan join forces, even if he wants to conquer Silla and Japan, he will have to pay a higher price than originally.
Not to mention that there are Tibetans to the west and Turks to the north. A little carelessness could lead to disaster.
Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan turned around, looked at the city of Hangzhou behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Now that Silla and the Japanese kingdom have gone according to plan, the only thing left now is the concubine in the court. Send an order to Baiqi Si , so that they must ensure that when the army is fighting against Silla, no news can be spread from the Central Plains to the East Island."
"Genus
Obey the order. ”Yu Ze immediately handed over his hand.
Li Xuan put his hand on the hilt of the Eight-sided Han Sword and strode forward. The Qianniu Guards hidden around him immediately came out from all directions and followed Li Xuan away from the Hangzhou Pier.
The Hangzhou Pier was deserted and blocked all day and night.
On the third floor of a restaurant in the east of Hangzhou, a figure stood in front of the window, looking far away in the direction of the dock. After a long time, he turned sideways and looked behind him, and asked in a deep voice: "Two worthy brothers, do you think the King of Nanchang has blocked the dock? , what exactly are you doing?"
"Brother Guan, how can we possibly know something that even you can't figure out." Beside the table, Xue Zhongzhang raised his eyes to look at Guan Mi, his eyes full of mist, just like the strong wine in the wine glass in his hand.
Wen Xu, who was sitting on the other side of the table, glanced at Xue Zhongzhang, with a strange flash in his eyes.
The King of Nanchang came to Hangzhou with a secret mission. News of this had already been conveyed to the Silla people of Yangzhou earlier.
But what the secret order was, the Silla people had no answer. They sent people to try to break into the King of Nanchang, but they failed.
Instead, it aroused the vigilance of the King of Nanchang, and now Guan Mi is not allowed to participate in many things.
As for Xue Zhongzhang, it would be okay if he was Secretary Lang, but now he is just a Hangzhou Facao joining the army, and the King of Nanchang doesn't even pay much attention to him.
"The King of Nanchang usually travels. If nothing happens, he will only bring a dozen Qianniu Guards with him. If something happens, the Hangzhou Prefecture's police officers and even naval warships will be dispatched to seal the road for him. What does he want to do? What, no one knows." Wen Xu shook his head with emotion, then looked at Guan Mi and said, "Brother Guan, the King of Nanchang seems to treat us as enemies and won't say anything."
"What can I say?" Guan Mi rolled his eyes at Wenxu angrily and said rudely: "The King of Nanchang is an imperial envoy and is responsible for raising troops in the southeast. There must be some trump cards against Silla. These things are still not good. It is good to know, but knowing too much is not a good thing.”
"What Brother Guan said is absolutely true." Xue Zhongzhang nodded in rare agreement. He didn't want to know the secret of King Nanchang, but he wrote a letter to his uncle about this matter, and in the end he only received a reprimand.
In Xue Zhongzhang's view, his uncle was the most law-abiding person in the entire Tang Dynasty.
It's not that he really won't do anything that violates Tang Law, but even if he does something that violates Tang Law, there won't be a second living person in the entire Tang Dynasty who knows the inside story.
Wen Xu rolled his eyes and said, "It's confirmed, right? The navy will set off at 10:00 PM?"
"That's right." Xue Zhongzhang nodded affirmatively and said, "We will set off at 10:00 the day after tomorrow, arrive in Yangzhou on the same day, travel northward overnight, meet up with the Dengzhou Navy at sea, and then set off for Silla."
"It depends on the direction of the wind." Guan Mi walked back, sat down behind the desk, and said, "It's been a west wind these two days. I'm afraid the navy will have to go by sea to reach Yangzhou from the sea, and the speed will be faster. If they are not in Hangzhou If we stay, we can reach Dengzhou that night."
"Is the King of Nanchang going to leave Hangzhou with him this time?" Wen Xu finally asked the crucial question.
"Yangzhou Dou Weng has been decided. The King of Nanchang and King Jin Renwen of Linhai County are sailing east together on the same ship. If things go well with Silla this time, the King of Nanchang will probably make great achievements again after returning." Xue Zhongzhang held it tightly with one hand. Wine glass.
Xue Zhongzhang is young, twenty-eight years old, but he is already the sixth-ranked Hangzhou Dharma Cao, and the famous King Luo Bin is just a martial arts master from the seventh-ranked rank.
But compared to the King of Nanchang, this young man who was much younger than them was already a Wuzhou official, and they were all far behind.
"Everyone has his own way. After all, the King of Nanchang belongs to the clan, and the clan cannot be the prime minister." Guan Mi's simple words refreshed the spirits of the two people opposite him.
Indeed, there are too many restrictions on the appointment of officials within the clan.
In today's court, there is only one, Li Boyi, the oldest prince of Longxi County, who serves as the Minister of Rites, and his duties are leisurely.
In the army, Li Xiaoyi, the Duke of Liang, who was closely related to the royal family, was appointed as the General of the Right Qianniu Guard, and Li Jingjia, the Prince of Beiping County, who was slightly more distant by blood, was appointed as the General of the Left Qianniu Guard.
In the army, the generals of the Sixteenth Guards did not have a clan at all.
Of course, the King of England and the King of Prime Minister cannot be counted.
The ceiling for the King of Nanchang is only one serving as governor of Shangzhou, and it is very likely to be Bianzhou. Other than that, it is difficult for him to move up.
"The more talented a clan is, the less likely it is to be transferred back to the center, just like King Huo." A slight sneer appeared on the corner of Xue Zhongzhang's lips.
So what if the King of Nanchang gained the emperor's trust? After all, his future limit was limited.
The jealousy in Xue Zhongzhang's heart finally subsided a little, and then he looked at Guan Mi solemnly: "Brother Guan, you must have heard of some things. Although the Tianyin Sect has been destroyed, the King of East China Sea still exists, and the King of East China Sea still exists. There seems to be another force in the southeast, and Xue is transferred to Hangzhou this time just in the hope of achieving something in this matter."
"King of East China Sea!" Guan Mi finally showed a look of surprise. He now finally understood the reason why Xue Zhongzhang insisted on being transferred to Hangzhou.
Although the position of Secretary Lang is noble, in order to advance, in addition to the emperor's trust and personal talent, you also need opportunities, or to be more precise, background.
Although Guan Mi didn't know that Xue Zhongzhang's backing was Pei Yan, the Minister of Justice, but he could tell that there was someone behind him. If not, he would not have transferred to Hangzhou so decisively.
Knocking on the table gently, Guan Mi said cautiously: "As for the Tianyin Sect, since the last purge of the King of Nanchang in Hangzhou, and the subsequent destruction of the Tianyin Sect, there may still be remnants of the Tianyin Sect in Hangzhou today. Survived, but they must have been hidden very deep, and ordinary people would not even know where they are, unless Brother Xue has a clue?"
Guan Mi looked at Xue Zhongzhang with solemn eyes. He didn't care who was behind Xue Zhongzhang, but if he dared to transfer to Hangzhou at this time, he must have his own trump card.
Xue Zhongzhang glanced at Guan Mi with half-smiling eyes, and then looked at Wen Xu who was also eager to one side, and said in a faint voice: "If Yudi really has any clues, how can he sit here now and ask you two questions?" consult?"
Guan Mi lowered his head, and Wen Xu turned his head.
After a moment, Wen Xu spoke: "My little brother has a low official position and there are not many people who can help him. I only have some information that seems to be true or false. Maybe it will be useful?"
As soon as Wen Xu opened his mouth, Guan Mi and Xue Zhongzhang stared at him at the same time.
Hear Wen Xu speak slowly: "A few months ago, the King of Nanchang arrived in Hangzhou. The nephew of Governor Yuan, of course the former nephew, was deceived by the Tianyin Sect's witch, and disappeared without a trace, but it seems that he fell into the hands of the King of Nanchang. , and the Wei family of Hangzhou. The reason why they are flattering the King of Nanchang now is because they were caught by the King of Nanchang. However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the Xia family."
Wen Xu turned to look at Guan Mi and said solemnly: "It is said that on that day, the Xia family was closed. One day later, the water that someone drew from the well was red, and after that day, the Xia family The number of people is inexplicably reduced by half."
Guan Mi frowned and turned his head to look at Xue Zhongzhang, who had a sneer on his lips.
