Above the sea, the waves surged into the sky.
The sun is high and the wind is freezing.
Li Xuan stood in front of the window, the biting cold wind came straight in, but he seemed not to notice it, still lowering his head and thinking about something.
Yu Ze stood quietly behind Li Xuan.
After a long time, Li Xuan turned around, looked at Yu Ze, and said coldly: "That's not enough. We want to completely connect Xue Zhongzhang and the King of East China Sea. Now these speculations are not enough. We especially want to use Xue Zhongzhang to accuse Pei Yan, it’s even worse. There are countless people in the court who can be involved with Prince Yin. If they can be convicted because of this, I’m afraid even I can be convicted as well.”
Yu Ze nodded and began to think.
Li Xuan closed the window and walked back to the round table. The hot tea above had been cooled, and Li Xuan drank it without any concern.
At this time, Yu Ze slowly arrived in front of Li Xuan and said carefully: "If he can be seen standing with the Donghai King's people, or if there is any letter that can prove their connection."
Li Xuan put down the tea cup, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "If it is said that Xue Zhongzhang was used by the King of East China Sea and became an accomplice unintentionally, then there must be many people who believe it. But if it is said that he is a member of the King of East China Sea, there may not be many believers. There may even be speculation as to whether Xue Zhongzhang has been framed by someone, so if you want to bring him down, you can only start from the front, not from the back, unless..."
"Unless what?" Yu Ze couldn't help but ask immediately.
"Nowadays, in the entire southeast, apart from the Eastern Expedition, the most important thing is the autumn harvest. If the autumn harvest is delayed because of him, then he is not guilty, but he will also be guilty." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at him thoughtfully. Yu Ze: "Now Xue Zhongzhang has targeted the Xia family in Hangzhou. The Xia family itself is on the verge of collapse. If he still targets the Xia family, then naturally some people will not let him go."
"Your Majesty, you still don't want to face Shangshu Pei?" Yu Ze saw through Li Xuan's concerns at a glance.
Li Xuan nodded soberly and said: "A chess piece, when everyone sees its role, it means that the chess piece is no longer useful, then the chess player behind the chess piece will To take back this chess piece, there is no need for anyone else to take action.”
Yu Ze sighed with some disappointment: "Then we can only wait."
"I'm afraid this is the only way, unless there is another hand who can't stand the chess piece and just throws it out of the field, then that's another matter." Li Xuan shook his head lightly. Now in Hangzhou, he can still be regarded as a chess piece. He is only a chess player, but on the entire chessboard in the world, he is just a chess piece in the hands of others.
"But Pei Yan is so aggressive, we can't do nothing." Yu Ze's brows were still furrowed.
A few days after their front foot arrived in Hangzhou, Xue Zhongzhang followed them. The smell of targeting was too strong.
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "If we want to deal with Pei Yan, we should deal with him directly. The idea of linking up from Xue Zhongzhang is wrong. It can even be easily tricked and set up by others, unless..."
"Unless what?" Yu Ze knew as soon as he heard this that Li Xuan already had an idea in his mind.
"Xue Zhongzhang is just a chess piece. How can he be qualified to collude with the King of East China Sea? But if Pei Yan himself colludes with the King of East China Sea, that is another matter." Li Xuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, he couldn't remember. What was the original crime for Pei Yan's death? It seemed like rebellion.
"Is this difficult?" Yu Ze couldn't help but frowned tightly.
"Take your time and plan step by step. The most important thing right now is that Hangzhou cannot suffer too much damage from the pirate attack. In addition, the Zhengdong Navy has set off. It is now the last step. There must be no problems. , You must know that in this world, there are too many caring people, and there are too many people who can deduce the truth from the slightest sign." Li Xuan raised her head and looked to the north, where Yangzhou is located.
Their Hangzhou navy, with dozens of warships, sailed along the coastline, but did not go to Yangzhou.
Yangzhou is more than 600 miles away from the Yangtze River outlet, even further than Hangzhou. However, Yangzhou has a tailwind and they have a crosswind. If you calculate carefully, the two arrive at the same place at about the same time.
More than thirty three-masted ships, with two four-masted ships in the middle, headed neatly and quickly towards the Yangtze River outlet.
After three hours, the Hangzhou Navy finally arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River. But at this time, a fleet of more than forty three-masted ships was already waiting there. Without any hesitation, the two fleets quickly merged. , mighty and mighty, heading north together.
Between the whole world, it seemed that for a moment there were only ships but no sea.
In this way, they have not yet merged with the Dengzhou Navy. Once the three naval divisions gather together, their potential will become even more powerful.
Even though Li Xuan had cut off the eyes of King Donghai and Tubo, and even the Silla people were firmly under control, there were still many people spying on their actions in the dark.
People’s hearts are unpredictable here!
Li Xuan stood at the bow of the ship, and the four-masted ship he was on was sailing quickly towards the front.
At the front of the entire naval warship, a huge five-masted ship had obviously slowed down and seemed to be waiting for him.
The two boats connected, and Li Xuan quickly jumped over.
There were countless navy soldiers on both sides, as well as a large number of Qianniu guards, each holding a blade on guard.
The sea breeze blew, the cloaks fluttered, the queues were rigorous, and the momentum was majestic.
Shi Dou Xuande, the governor of Yangzhou, stood on the deck, looking at the magnificent sea in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.
Yangzhou Xinlin Prefecture Zhechong Duwei Shijin, Hanjiang Prefecture Zhechong Duwei Lanzhe, Hangzhou Navy Captain Ji Xiao, and Yangzhou Dudufu Sima Changyu stood up behind their hands.
Others, etc., are not even qualified to get close.
Li Xuan wore red clothes and gold armor. After standing still, he solemnly raised his hands to Dou Xuande and said, "Li Xuan, the deputy envoy for planning troops, has met Dou Weng."
Dou Xuande nodded, then looked around and shouted in a low voice: "All irrelevant people, please leave."
The soldiers and generals on the deck, even Captain Guo Yi, all entered the cabin under Dou Xuande's order. Dou Xuande waved his hand, and his Qianniu Guards had already closed all the cabin doors. Blockade to death.
"You are all smart people." Dou Xuande looked at the people present and said calmly: "Although the Ministry of War's transfer orders are extremely obscure, for those who have been on the battlefield for a long time, the mystery inside can be seen through at a glance. There’s no need to be subtle here, just open the skylight and speak out.”
Dou Xuande's eyes swept over everyone's face, but everyone's expressions were very calm. It seemed that everyone already knew about this scene.
Dou Xuande nodded and continued: "This eastward journey will be led by Deng Jiuguang, the governor of Dengzhou. After arriving in Andong, everyone will obey the orders of Li Jinxing, the governor of Andong. There are orders from above and you must not disobey them."
"I obey the order." Everyone present agreed with their hands.
Dou Xuande continued: "After arriving in Dengzhou, the King of Nanchang led half of the Hangzhou navy back. After wiping out the bandits, he stopped traveling eastward and stayed in Hangzhou to train soldiers for the next year's westward expedition."
During the Western Expedition, although Li Xuan was full of surprise, he originally thought that after finishing the incident in Hangzhou, he would return to Wuzhou. Why...
Suddenly, Li Xuan didn't know what was going on. His face changed slightly, and he raised his hands to Dou Xuande and said, "Dou Weng, is this Xiao Wang the deputy envoy for troop preparation in Jiangnan Province?"
"Continue naturally." Dou Xuande glanced at Li Xuan angrily and said, "Do you think His Majesty and the central ministers just casually threw out the title of Military Ambassador? If you think so, wouldn't it be my and yours? The temporary mission only lasted ten days. If so, why bother asking you to come with the big seal in such a big way?"
"Xuan is lying." Li Xuan slightly cupped her hands, and then asked carefully: "I wonder how many soldiers Xiao Wang needs to recruit in Hangzhou?"
"Three thousand, three thousand worthy soldiers, be ready before next spring!" After Dou Xuande finished speaking, a secret edict was thrown directly over, and Li Xuan took it in a hurry.
He didn't expect that Dou Xuande actually had this thing in his hand.
When did the emperor send a secret edict to Dou Xuande?
After Li Xuan received the imperial edict, he raised his hand with some caution and asked, "Dare I ask Dou Weng, I don't know what Yangzhou has planned."
How many soldiers? "
"Six thousand." Dou Xuande said the answer directly without any hesitation.
In an instant, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.
The imperial court actually wants to recruit nine thousand troops from Jiangnan Road. No, it can't be just nine thousand. Once it starts, the central government will definitely mobilize soldiers from all Zhechong Prefectures. Without the Tianyin Sect causing trouble in the southeast, Kuaiji Prefecture, Fujian-Jiangxi Prefecture, and Huizhou Prefecture They can all mobilize soldiers, and this number will probably exceed 20,000.
In addition, there are soldiers who have been withdrawn from the East Island, at least half of whom will be transferred to the Western Region, half of the 40,000, 20,000.
Now that only 40,000 soldiers have been mobilized from Dongdao and Jiangnan Road, how many troops are the imperial court planning to use this time to start a war with Tubo?
At least more than 100,000.
Li Xuan was shocked, but then felt relieved.
How can we start a war with Tubo without a hundred thousand troops, but the consumption of a hundred thousand troops is definitely a terrifying figure.
Li Xuan could even imagine how difficult it was for Empress Wu to be in the court. No wonder she wanted to withdraw the army from Dongdao even if she killed her. No wonder she agreed so much with Li Xuan's risky suggestion. Once it was successful, she didn't know how to save money. How much money and food.
"Also, Prince Linhai, please take him back with you." Dou Xuande added.
"Here!" Li Xuan accepted the promise and then asked, "What about the Silla ministers under the command of Prince Linhai?"
"Some of them have been sent to Chang'an because they are involved with the King of Donghai. After returning to Chang'an, Dali Temple will interrogate them, but these are Duan Baoxuan's matters." Dou Xuande waved his hand nonchalantly.
There was a trace of surprise on Li Xuan's face, and then she asked: "Duan Gong was transferred back to the center to serve as Minister of Dali Temple?"
"The minister of Dali Temple is also a guest of the prince." Dou Xuande frowned slightly, and then added: "Zhang Wenguan has been transferred to the position of servant, and he is also a guest of the prince."
Shizhong, the first official under the sect, is in the third rank, and shares the position of prime minister with Shangshu Pushe and Zhongshu Ling.
Li Xuan raised her eyebrows slightly. Zhang Wenguan belonged to the emperor, and Empress Wu gave up his seat so easily.
Li Xuan felt in her heart that if Zhang Wenguan could get the position of servant, the emperor might have made some kind of deal with Empress Wu.
Li Xuan raised his head and bowed again and asked, "I wonder if Dou Weng has any other explanations?" ap.
Dou Xuande thought for a while and said: "Compared with Yangzhou affairs, the land of Wuyue is a little more complicated. The King of Nanchang must be patient and cautious in doing things, so that he can live up to His Majesty's expectations."
"Thank you Dou Weng, Xiao Wang, please excuse me." Li Xuan bowed slightly, and then retreated to his ship. When he arrived on the ship, he happened to see Jin Renwen, the king of Linhai County.
Jin Renwen looked at Li Xuan with some curiosity. Li Xuan first invited Jin Renwen into the inner cabin, and then ordered the ship to continue heading north until dusk and sunset. In silence, the ship had quickly completed the turn. , heading towards Hangzhou again.
The north wind is biting.
Li Xuan stood at the bow of the ship, looking far south, with a trace of murderous intent in his eyes.
