In the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, Lai Jingye handed the urgent message in his hand to Li Xuan, and said with a puzzled face: "More than a thousand soldiers of the Anton Governor's Mansion have withdrawn eastward from Yangzhou, and the subsequent army will return to Dengzhou one after another within two months. Yang Zhuzhou.”
"Oh!" Li Xuan took the official document and said in surprise: "This is much faster than my nephew originally expected."
"Not only that, there are also envoys from Silla and Japan who arrived in Yangzhou at the same time. Dou Weng asked the prince to go north immediately to perform the duties of the young minister of Honglu Temple and receive the envoys from the two countries." Lai Jingye's words made everyone present Everyone was extremely surprised.
Silla is asking for punishment, why is it Silla asking for punishment again?
They had just sent back a Silla messenger to apologize. Why did the Silla people send another messenger to apologize? Could it be...
"Li Jinxing, the ambassador of Andong's governor, won three battles and three victories in Maixiao City. Silla lost three battles and stopped entangled. The army retreated. King Wenwu sent another envoy to apologize." Li Xuan read the official document in his hand and at the same time He said with admiration: "Captain Li acted resolutely and won three battles in three battles. He defeated Silla and did not dare to entangle him again. As a result, the East Island was completely peaceful. This was due to His Majesty's divine power. He was so powerful that no one dared to disobey him. "
"Your Majesty's power is mighty in all directions." Everyone present immediately became solemn and solemnly raised their hands in the direction of Chang'an.
Hu Yu, the chief minister on one side, couldn't help but asked: "Why did the Japanese envoys come to the Tang Dynasty at the same time?"
"Perhaps it's because when the Andong army was fighting on the front line of Silla, the Japanese state was also a little stupid and uneasy." Li Xuan pointed out the key point calmly, and Hu Yu, Gao Ping, and Leng Lin were suddenly stunned.
Although Li Xuan said it in an understatement, the mystery behind it was clear as soon as he heard it.
When the Andong army was fighting on the front line of Silla, why was Japan so uneasy, and how did the King of Nanchang know about this?
Smart people only need to think of Li Xuan's secret actions when he was in Hangzhou, and everything will be clear at a glance.
Li Xuan looked at the three people in front of her calmly, with a very calm expression.
Now that Silla's envoys and Japanese envoys have arrived in the Tang Dynasty, the inside story will be known sooner or later, and there is no need to keep it secret anymore.
Li Xuan stood up, raised his hands to Lai Jingye and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, since Dou Weng has been summoned, Xuan will go back and prepare now."
Lai Jingye solemnly raised his hand and said, "My dear nephew, please."
"Here!" Li Xuan bowed slightly, then turned around quickly and was about to leave.
"Your Majesty!" Gao Ping suddenly called out to Li Xuan. When he saw Li Xuan turn around, he immediately raised his hands and said, "I wonder if I can go to Yangzhou with Your Majesty tomorrow?"
Li Xuan was slightly surprised and said with some confusion: "I am going to Yangzhou in a hurry. Can you all follow me?"
"Didn't the prince travel by boat?" Gao Ping was stunned for a moment.
Li Xuan smiled lightly and said: "Gao Zhanggu made a mistake. At this time of year, the northwest wind blows hard and the boat speed is very slow. Unless we go on the sea and take a big boat, we can't rush to Yangzhou quickly. Now there is an urgent matter in Yangzhou. All we can do is ride horses and gallop away.”
"I see." Gao Ping's face was full of pity. They had to take prisoners and couldn't ride horses at all.
Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "If there is nothing else, Xuan will leave now. The Navy still has many matters to arrange."
"Your Majesty, please." Gao Ping cupped his hands, and then watched Li Xuan leave. Finally, he turned to look at Lai Jingye, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the others below have also gone back to make arrangements."
"Yeah!" Lai Jingye nodded slightly, and then watched Gao Ping and Leng Lin leave.
After everyone disappeared in the lobby, he sighed softly: "It's so scary and long-term!"
…
The waves in the river surged into the sky, and the water vapor filled the air.
At the pier by the Qiantang River, Li Xuan rode in slowly, with a group of Qianniu Guards following closely behind him.
The door was immediately closed tightly, blocking all prying eyes.
Li Xuan rode a horse and inspected the entire school grounds. Some of the three thousand capable soldiers were training and some were resting.
These people are the soldiers he recruited from many places in Wuyue in more than two months, and they are all children of ordinary families.
Those people who came from aristocratic families and were interested in military merit had already gone to Silla in the previous batch of reinforcements from the East Island. Now it is not known how many people will return in the end.
Returning to the west courtyard, Zhou Qian immediately arranged for manpower to be on duty and packed things at the same time.
Li Xuan's deputy envoy for preparing troops in Jiangnan Province was an imperial envoy. Wherever he was, Zhou Qian was there.
The same goes for the Jinwu guards. Now that Silla's envoys and Japanese envoys arrived in Yangzhou at the same time, they also had to rush to Yangzhou to serve as ceremonial guards.
Yu Ze stood at the door. When he saw Li Xuan returning, he immediately handed over his hand: "Your Majesty!"
Li Xuan nodded and then asked: "How is the situation?"
"Reporting to the prince, Governor Yuan has ordered Captain Yan to come to Hangzhou to temporarily replace the prince and lead the new army." Yu Ze's voice was very low.
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded and walked into the study. After walking behind the desk, Li Xuan looked up at Yu Ze and said excitedly: "Uncle Lai Shi has promised me that he will write to the Minister of Lai and choose the opportunity. Take action.”
Yu Ze frowned slightly and whispered: "My lord, is there really such a time?"
"There should be." Li Xuan smiled softly and said with a strange smile on his face: "The struggle in the center is far more intense than we imagined. If Pei Shangshu reveals his flaws this time, I am afraid many people will stare at him. Live with him, if he can't handle it properly..."
Li Xuan lowered her head, picked up a secret letter from under the desk, and placed it on the desk.
Looking at the secret letter, Li Xuan said softly: "What the Queen hates most is not a bad person, but an incompetent person. In this matter, Pei Yan has lost the first move. If he wants to settle the matter, I am afraid he will have to do it." Fight with those who want to attack his opponents."
"What about Pei Shangshu's victory?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan with some confusion.
Li Xuan smiled and shook her head: "Wrong."
"Where is wrong?"
"Everything is wrong." Li Xuan stood up, walked to the brazier, and threw the secret message in his hand directly into the brazier. Looking at the fire that quickly ignited in the brazier, Li Xuan said softly: "In this season, There is no way to fight, His Majesty’s Western Expedition is about to begin, and anyone who dares to provoke a fight will surely be severely suppressed by His Majesty, and the Queen will do the same.”
Yu Ze suddenly looked stunned.
In today's Tang Dynasty, the Western Expedition to Tibet is the overall situation. The imperial court has been preparing for the Western Expedition of Tibet for no less than five years. Anyone who does not think about the overall situation and instead disrupts the imperial court at this time is the most disgusting thing for the emperor and the empress. of.
"In half a month, it will be the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting. Your Majesty chose this time really cleverly?" Yu Ze couldn't help but admire.
"There is also this letter." Li Xuan looked at the secret letter that was gradually burned to ashes and said softly: "If the news of the arrival of Silla's envoys and Japanese envoys had not been sent in advance, we would not have launched the investigation of Pei so quickly. The means of inflammation.”
Yu Ze stood on one side, bowing his head in silence.
Within a few days, they had received news that the first batch of Anton's retreating troops had returned to Yangzhou, so they immediately planned to arrest Wen Yi without any hesitation, and then used Wen Yi to find Wen Xu.
However, no one knows that Wen Yi and Wen Xu have always been under their control, but they have never been arrested.
Wenyi's remnants of the Wu Sheng Cult had all their secret strongholds in the fields destroyed. Food, water, and clothing were all obtained from the people in the mountains.
As long as there is any trace, the secret guards of Nanchang Palace will follow closely.
As for Wenxu, not to mention Li Xuan, Gao Ping and Leng Lin from the Criminal Department, many aristocratic families in Hangzhou Prefecture, and the police officers from Hangzhou Governor's Prefecture, none of them gave up on hunting Wenxu.
He showed his flaws several times, and the secret guard of the Nanchang Palace, after a certain time, kept a close eye on him.
Although Wenxu later fled into Li Jingye's other courtyard, he tried to escape several times, but was always driven back and could only hide there until today.
"That's it for Hangzhou. The navy is entrusted to Captain Yan. I can rest assured. The rest is for Wuzhou." Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Highness is still worried that after leaving this time, he will not be able to come back again?" Yu Ze saw through what Li Xuan was really thinking at a glance.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then said: "This time I am going to Yangzhou. As the young minister of the Honglu Temple, I will entertain Silla's envoys and Japanese envoys. If nothing goes wrong, the DPRK will come down soon. Purpose, let me take these two people back to the capital to participate in the Zhengdan court meeting."
"In the Zhengdan Dynasty, when all nations come to the dynasty, Silla and Japan are indeed indispensable." Yu Ze nodded in agreement.
"As for the year after the new year." Li Xuan showed a wry smile on her face and said softly: "The year after the new year is about hiding the princess. Uncle Yu, do you think my nephew has the good luck to escape?"
When the Crown Princess Zheng was found out, Li Xuan was involved. Now that things are going on, it's strange that the Queen is willing to let him go.
Yu Ze shook his head with the same wry smile.
Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn: "Everything in Wuzhou will be carried out according to the previous arrangements. Evacuate what should be evacuated and hide what should be hidden. Once I leave Wuzhou, some people may be restless, so we should remove the targets first. Let’s talk before we leave.”
"Here!"
Li Xuan waved her hand to Yu Ze and said, "Uncle Yu, go and rest. You will stay in Hangzhou for two days, and then lead the official ship to set off. I believe that when you arrive in Yangzhou, the imperial edict will arrive."
"Here!" Li Xuan cupped her hands and then backed away slightly.
After a long time, Li Xuan waved his hand, and the whole room immediately fell into darkness.
At this moment, a black shadow stood out from the corner.
Li Xuan asked expressionlessly: "How are the household records of the six states of Wu and Yue being sorted out?"
"The contents of the city and the surrounding villages and towns have been roughly transcribed and sorted out."
"Very good." Li Xuan breathed out gently, then spread his hands, and a black ball bounced from Li Xuan's hand to Heiying's hand, and Li Xuan said in a deep voice: "This medicine, guaranteed After Wenxu entered Hangu Pass, it was delivered to him."
"Here!" The black figure didn't even ask what the medicine was. After taking it, he slowly disappeared.
…
In the dark secret room, two figures entered one after another and sat down back to back.
One of them handed back a thick book and said in a deep voice: "This is what you want, a summary of all the whereabouts and words of the King of Nanchang that he could collect within three months of Yangzhou... I can tell you, that person The King of Nanchang didn’t show any flaws.”
"This is not a bad thing." The voice of the person who accepted the roll was a little gloomy. He put away the thick book and said in a low voice: "Please be careful about the new recruits of the Navy."
"I understand." After Guan Mi finished speaking, he nodded slightly, stood up and left immediately.
At this time, another figure walked out from the other side. There was a dark alley in front of him, and behind him was a wide carriage blocking the road.
Under the moonlight, this person was clearly Leng Lin.
On the high wall in the distance, a black figure watched all this with an expressionless face.
(End of chapter)
