"Now that we have learned that the pirates have invaded and there have been changes in Hangzhou, we have ordered Li Xuan, the prince of Nanchang County, to lead ten warships of the Hangzhou navy to wipe out the pirates in the southeast and wipe out their nests. At the same time, we have recruited soldiers to make up for the losses of the navy.
In addition, the King of Nanchang was loyal to the state and gave him ten horses. Princess Liu of Nanchang, who was gentle and virtuous, continued the lineage and gave Ruyi a handle and ten sets of palace secret medicine to help her raise her child with peace of mind.
My wife and mother, I miss you so much. You must protect yourself until we are reunited.
Admire this! "
The Qianniu Guard above folded the imperial edict in his hand and handed it over calmly.
Li Xuan looked at the imperial edict in a daze, and Lai Sui on the side couldn't help but push it. Li Xuan reacted immediately and quickly handed over her hands to thank her: "Your Majesty, Li Xuan, thank you for your grace. Long live your majesty, long live your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven." A thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
"King Nanchang, please rise." Qian Niuwei handed the imperial edict to Li Xuan. He looked at him standing up in confusion, then smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, angel." Li Xuan took a deep breath, came back to her senses, suppressed the joy in her heart, and returned the gift with her hands raised: "This matter is really sudden. When I left Chang'an, although Xuan had some expectations, it really When it comes, I feel confused and confused, and I don’t know what to do.”
"Being a father for the first time is indeed like this." Lai Jingye came over, smiled and patted Li Xuan on the shoulder, and said, "My dear nephew, let's put all things in Hangzhou aside for the time being and hurry up and write home. , I can’t tell now, the letter from Chang’an’s family is already on the way.”
"I hope so." Li Xuan calmed down, looked up at Qian Niuwei who was delivering the order, raised his hands and asked, "I wonder if the angel has heard anything about it?"
"My lord, you don't have to be like this." Qian Niuwei thought for a moment and whispered, "I don't know much, but I just heard that the princess seemed to be unwell that day. Princess Peng asked Master Xuanzang to come to see her pulse, and then she diagnosed the happy pulse.
After the Queen heard about it, she was also very happy. Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess had already gone to inquire.
Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. There are many famous doctors in Chang'an, so everything will be fine. "
"I hope so, thank you Angel." Li Xuan once again bowed her hands to Qian Niuwei, then looked at Lai Jingye, Lai Sui, Hu Yu, Yuan Yi and others, cupped her hands and said, "Everyone, Xuan will take my leave now."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please excuse me." Everyone present smiled and held their hands in blessing Li Xuan.
Most of them have been through that stage and have a very clear understanding of Li Xuan's current mentality.
Li Xuan slightly cupped his hands, left the Governor's Mansion in a blink of an eye, and quickly returned to the navy station with Yu Ze, Zhou Qian and others.
In the side yard of the naval school grounds, Li Xuan calmly placed the two imperial edicts in his hands flat on the table.
He pushed the secret decree of recruiting three thousand soldiers given to him by Dou Xuande on the left side, and then placed today's imperial edict on the right side.
Li Xuan pointed to the imperial edict on the left and said to Yu Ze: "This letter is from the saint, conscripting three thousand troops."
Li Xuan pointed to the imperial edict on the right and said: "This is the will of the Queen of Heaven, to wipe out the pirates, recruit countless soldiers, and also give rewards."
Yu Ze nodded, stood beside Li Xuan, and said softly: "Your Majesty's intention is very direct, which is to recruit troops to cope with the Western Expedition, while the Queen's intention is to give the prince a name to stay in Hangzhou."
"Sanniang is pregnant, the mother-in-law is begging." A slight sneer appeared on Li Xuan's lips. How could he not see through Empress Wu's intentions.
It is nothing more than weakening his influence in the southeast while appearing to be a favor.
It's a pity that he has already wiped out the Zhoushan pirates in advance.
Li Xuan looked at Yu Ze and said softly: "We should not get involved in all aspects of what is happening now. It is rare that the Queen of Heaven has given us a suitable excuse, so we can take a look at the game between the Southeast Family and the Minister of Justice."
Yu Ze suddenly understood, and then said: "Then I will take care of the recruitment and naval cruises on my own."
"Go!" Li Xuan waved her hand slightly, and Yu Ze immediately turned around and left.
After Yu Ze left, a figure walked out of the dark shadows.
Li Xuan didn't turn her head and said straightly: "The messenger bear
Yan and Li Yan immediately organized a caravan and carefully explored the Zhoushan pirates' lair according to the sea map, which would become a new port in the future. "
The figure slightly arched his hands, and then silently retreated into the darkness.
Zhoushan Port!
Li Xuan walked to the door and looked up to the east, with a hint of sobriety in her eyes.
Under the moonlight, Li Xuan walked on the stone path with a calm expression, but his heart was somewhat complicated.
He has an heir.
Although it is not yet known whether he is a son or a daughter, he does have a blood heir.
An invisible connection appeared between him and distant Chang'an.
Thinking of Sanniang stroking her belly that had not yet swollen in the palace garden, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile.
Endless joy emerged from his heart, but after a moment, Li Xuan's expression completely calmed down.
Although today's imperial edict was full of Empress Wu's care for him, Li Xuan could see a trace of fear in it.
He even had some doubts as to whether Empress Wu would have sent him directly to Dongdao if Sanniang hadn't happened to be diagnosed with pregnancy.
During this trip to the southeast, Li Xuan did many things in a very subtle way, but it was able to make people see that he did not want to go to Silla on this trip. His intention to avoid suspicion was clear.
After all, in the battle of Wuzhou, Li Xuan showed great ability as a battlefield commander.
If this ability were placed on ordinary generals, it would definitely be the best shortcut to becoming a lord and prime minister. However, as a clan member, Li Xuan was very sensible and avoided suspicion after showing off his abilities.
The emperor was very satisfied with his avoidance of suspicion, so he gave him the task of recruiting three thousand soldiers for the Western Expedition in Hangzhou.
However, Empress Wu seemed not to notice his avoidance of suspicion at all, and tried her best to suppress him using various means.
In the end, the reason why she gave up the suppression was mainly because Li Xuan had a child, and it was in Chang'an, right under the nose of Empress Wu. Once the child was successfully born, he would become Li Xuan's hostage in Chang'an. .
With the hostage in hand, Empress Wu can rest easy.
Li Xuan's mind was calm. The emperor would still be alive for a few more years, and Li Xian, Li Xian and Li Dan could all survive for a few more years.
Don't rush, there is still time to deploy.
Chang'an, Li Xuan's mouth showed a slight sneer. If Empress Wu really dared to do something in Chang'an, Li Xuan was really not afraid.
What he was worried about was actually Luoyang, where Empress Wu truly controlled.
Raise your head, the crescent moon above your head is like a bud.
Li Xuan took a deep breath and calmed down quickly. Take your time, it still takes a long time.
With a "squeak" sound, the door was pushed open.
Li Xuan wore a blue plaid robe with a black belt around her waist and walked in calmly.
Jin Renwen, Prince of Linhai County, who was sitting on the bed drinking tea, calmly raised his head, glanced at Li Xuan, and said softly: "I heard that Princess Nanchang is pregnant with an heir. Congratulations to the King of Nanchang from Renshou."
"Your Majesty, you are so polite." Li Xuan smiled peacefully, then cupped his hands to Jin Renwen and said, "I returned overnight last night, but I didn't even take into account that my Majesty was still on the boat. It's rare that the matter in Hangzhou was properly handled today, so I came here to express my condolences. host."
"Condolences, after condolences, can the King of Nanchang send me back to Silla?" Jin Renwen looked at Li Xuan coldly, with a trace of sarcasm flashing at the corner of his mouth: "Or, from the beginning, the King of Nanchang has Don’t you plan to go to Silla?”
Jin Renwen's words were unusually direct. Li Xuan sighed slightly, then straightened up and walked to sit opposite Jin Renwen.
"The king is very smart. It seems that such matters cannot be hidden from the eyes of the king." Jin Renwen was surprised by Li Xuan's unexpected frankness. He then asked with a sneer: "Your Majesty is not going to explain. one time."
Li Xuan smiled softly, turned over a clean tea cup, put it under his nose and smelled it, then picked up the teapot between the two of them and said softly: "The king still remembers when he set out from Yangzhou. Cui Zhongshi who was suddenly sent back to Chang'an?"
Jin Renwen was stunned. Teacup
Putting it on the desk, he slowly retracted his hand and looked at Li Xuan with an embarrassed expression: "What's wrong with him?"
"Why should the Lord ask questions knowingly?" Li Xuan chuckled, put the tea cup in front of him, flicked his finger, and the tea soup inside immediately rippled: "That Cui Zhongshi sent the information obtained from Qin Bu to Deng. Prefecture, and then send a boat from Dengzhou to return to Silla along the secret waterway. It will not be long before Brother Gui Wang should receive the news that Tang Dynasty and Japan are joining forces to conquer Silla."
"You did it on purpose." Jin Renwen looked a little embarrassed. Jin Renwen had always known what Cui Zhongshi had done, but he had always been unwilling to expose it.
Li Xuan smiled faintly, and then continued: "The king longs for the Tang Dynasty, but is unwilling to fall out with Brother Gui Wang, so he is a little tolerant of Brother Gui Wang's men. This is also human nature."
"When did you know about it?" Jin Renwen raised his head and stared at Li Xuan.
Cui Zhongshi was the internal affairs of King Wenwu. Even Jin Renwen was very lucky to find out by chance that everyone knew about it now.
Li Xuan put the tea cup on the table, stood up, walked to the window, and said softly: "The Lord still remembers that at the beginning of the year, His Majesty had just appointed the Lord as the King of Silla, but he had not yet arrived in Dengzhou. The envoy from your country has already arrived. This is too much of a coincidence, and I, the king, don’t believe in such coincidences the most.”
"That's it." Jin Renwen had a wry smile on his face.
There had been rumors that the Tang Dynasty wanted to make him the Lord of Silla before the imperial edict was issued. Jin Renwen asked Cui Zhongshi to send the news back to Silla, and that was what happened next.
In a sense, this can be considered a betrayal of the Tang Dynasty.
"How does Your Majesty plan to deal with me?" Jin Ren asked, his voice full of bitterness.
"How can the imperial court deal with the king? The king is joking. There will be many places where the king will be used by the Tang Dynasty in the future. In the battle of Silla, the Tang Dynasty will withdraw its troops now, but when the Tubo affair is settled, hum!" Li Xuan turned to look at Jin Renwen again, and said with a sneer: "The king's trip to Silla cannot be avoided at any cost."
Jin Renwen's face became increasingly bitter.
Li Xuan walked to the door, paused, looked back at Jin Renwen, and said softly: "While the king is in Hangzhou, it is better not to go out casually, because there is another king on the sea, accompanying the ship. Heading east."
"What?" Jin Renwen couldn't help but stood up.
There was a trace of ridicule on Li Xuan's lips, then she turned and left the room and the courtyard.
Jin Renwen finally understood that he was being imprisoned.
After a long time, two words finally popped out of Jin Renwen's mouth: "Substitute!"
Jin Renwen's face looked extremely ugly.
Li Xuan walked calmly under the moonlight, with infinite longing in his heart, which made him want to return to Chang'an quickly, but without something special, he couldn't leave at all.
But I guess it won't be long.
Under the moonlight, the sound of waves came from far away from the sea.
The figure was leaning sideways, and Li Xuan's voice sounded faintly in the wind:
There is a bright moon on the sea, and the world is at this moment together.
Lovers complain about the distant night, but they miss each other at night.
When the candle is extinguished, the compassionate light is full, and when I put on my clothes, I feel the dew.
I can't bear to give it away, but I still have a good night's sleep.
