Li Shimin

Chapter 817
Five days later.

The Datang Academy in Pyongyang has already started repairs.

As for the students in Datang Academy, there are already more than ten.

The gate of the palace.

With tears in his eyes, Li Yuanjing bowed his hands respectfully to Li Yuan, reluctantly saying goodbye!

"Aye is leaving now. I don't know how long it will be until I see Aye again. I am far away in Goguryeo. I can't always be filial to Aye. I hope that Aye will take care of his health. After the boy completely transforms Goguryeo, he can go there with confidence. Chang'an City, stay in Chang'an and serve Aye!"

"Liulang has a heart, but as my heir of Li Tang, you should guard the Sifang Fanbang for my Tang Dynasty."

Li Yuan said slowly, "It's just that the four countries are poor. If you have any needs, just mention them to Erlang and Sanlang!"

"My child respectfully obeys Aye's instruction!"

Li Yuanjing bowed his hands again.

Looking up at the sun already hanging in mid-air, Li Yuan said: "Okay, it's getting late, I should set off soon!"

"Send off Aye, baby!" Li Yuanjing was full of reluctance.

Li Yuan nodded slightly, and with Li Chong's support, got into the carriage.

"Yuanjing, if you need anything in the future, just come to me!"

Li Xuan also slightly cupped his fists at Li Yuanjing.

"Thank you, Brother Sanwang. In the future, Yuanjing will get a good old mountain ginseng again, so I will send it to Brother Sanwang!"

Through the suggestions given by Li Xuan in the past few days, Li Yuanjing really admired Li Xuan.

At the same time, there is also a faint sense of fear in his heart, so whenever he faces Li Xuan, he subconsciously wants to please him!

In just a few days, he had already heard that the Goguryeo hozens from the surrounding vassal states were secretly running towards him.

The population of his Pyongyang city will increase again.

"Thank you Yuanjing for that! There will be a time later!"

After finishing speaking, Li Xuan took Li Chenglu directly and got into the carriage.

Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi also hurriedly saluted Li Yuanjing.

Afterwards, the convoy drove slowly towards the harbor!

As we enter May, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

After leaving Pyongyang City, the entire convoy speeded up directly.

In the afternoon, came to the boat.

Looking at Goguryeo which was getting farther and farther away from them, Li Yuan, Li Chengqian and others couldn't help but be dazed.

"It's really hard for Yuanjing. The old man never thought that the Goguryeo hozen would be so barren!"

After a long time, Li Yuan said slowly.

Li Chengqian on the side was taken aback.

Li Xuan couldn't help but said helplessly: "Old man, what does the impoverishment of Goguryeo have to do with Yuan Jing? His palace is almost even more prosperous than my Lijiazhuang!"

"Besides, being born in an emperor's family, he can have his own vassal state according to his own wishes, and he can fully display his talents and ambitions. He is much happier than those princes and counties who have no vassal state yet!"

"But Pyongyang City is thousands of miles away from Datang!"

Li Yuan sighed slightly, and said: "Sanlang, Gao Ming, you should take care of Liulang more from now on!"

"Don't worry about this matter, old man!" Li Xuan said.

Li Chengqian also nodded again and again: "Please rest assured, Ah Weng!"

Li Yuan nodded slowly, and then sighed again: "Oh, the old man is really useless, and I feel uncomfortable after just sitting on the boat for a while, go and rest first."

On the side, Li Chong hurried over, helped Li Yuan up, and walked into the cabin.

The two doctors quickly followed in.

"Third Uncle, will they become enemies with Datang in the future?"

Li Chengqian asked suddenly.

Hearing this, Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and the others around couldn't help but be surprised.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, "Gao Ming, as long as they have greed, they will become enemies with Datang sooner or later. However, as long as Datang is several times stronger than them, no matter how ambitious they are, they will pretend to be a docile dog in front of Datang." sheep, dare not make the slightest mistake.”

"However, these vassal kingdoms have been plundered by my Great Tang Master. It will take at least a few decades to develop to the prosperity of the past. And it will take at least 50 years, or even hundreds of years, to catch up with the current Great Tang.

And as long as there is no prodigal son like Qin II in Datang, even if they want to catch up with Datang, it will take at least 200 years.

For such a long time, Datang has searched out so many overseas lands, why do they insist on staring at Datang?

Moreover, Datang a hundred years later is no longer something you and I can worry about! "

"Hahaha, it's Gao Ming who is worrying about the sky, thank you for your teaching!"

Li Chengqian laughed loudly.

"It really is!"

Li Xuan followed suit.

Li Chengqian's face froze, and he smiled subconsciously.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Li Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at a large ship passing not far from them.

"Uncle Wang, what's wrong?"

Li Chengqian asked.

"It's very wrong!"

Li Xuan picked up the clairvoyance, looked at it for a while, then raised his head and sneered.

"Xue Rengui, quickly order that ship to be blocked by this king!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Although he didn't know exactly what happened, Xue Rengui got up quickly and gave orders to the two steel ships behind him.

Soon, the two giant steel ships that were following behind quickly turned their bows and moved towards the large wooden ship that had gone away, outflanking it from both sides.

The ship where Li Xuan was on also began to slow down slowly.

"Xuan Ba, what happened?"

Hearing the commotion outside, Li Yuan also came out from the cabin.

"It's nothing serious, just found a ship with something wrong!"

Li Xuan explained.

At the same time, pick up clairvoyance and look into the distance.

The big ship that he noticed was not right, after seeing the two steel ships chasing after him, he wanted to speed up and escape.

However, the giant steel ship was twice as fast as an ordinary large ship, and was stopped after only running for a while.

Even if he stopped, he was still a little dishonest, arguing with the guards who got off the boat.

It's a pity that the personal guards who went down were either Li Xuan's personal guards, or Li Yuan or Li Chengqian's personal guards. In the Tang Dynasty, there really were no ships that these personal guards could afford.

After being beaten up by the guards, the guard in charge of the ship calmed down.

Let their ship be tied with ropes, and then pulled back by two steel ships.

At this moment, Li Xuan finally saw the scene on the big ship clearly, and could not help but snort again, his guess was right.

"Pull back to Qingzhou Harbor!"

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui took the order.

Then, the fleet set sail again.

"Uncle Wang, what's wrong with this ship?"

After watching for a long time, Li Chengqian didn't see anything, and his face was even more puzzled.

However, Li Yuan looked at it for a while, and seemed to understand something, and the more he looked at it, the more ugly his face became.

"A bunch of bastards!"

At this time, Xue Rengui came over again.

"Report to Your Majesty, the ship's steward said that he is from the Yuan family of Chen County and wants to see the fleet's steward!"

"Tell him to shut up and follow him obediently, or I will just throw him into the sea and feed the fish!"

Li Xuan said in a bad mood.

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui understood what Li Xuan meant, bowed his hands slightly, bowed, and retreated.

After a while, all the stewards and crew on the wooden boat fell silent.

Now, Li Chengqian was free and asked again.

"Ah Weng, Third Uncle, I still haven't noticed anything wrong with this ship!"

On the side, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others also looked at Li Xuan quickly.

They also don't understand, this ship is a normal merchant ship no matter how you look at it, but why does the master go to such great lengths?
"Hmph, you guys are taking a good look at the group of people on the boat!"

Li Xuan said coldly.

"People on board?"

Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and the others were taken aback for a moment, then quickly picked up the clairvoyance and looked over again.

This time, several people looked very carefully.

Not to mention, they really saw something was wrong.

"Third Uncle, there is no cargo on this ship at all, only people. Moreover, these people seem to be farmers, and these people don't even seem to be voluntary!"

Li Chengqian said with a gloomy face.

After following Li Xuan for half a circle around the Tang Dynasty, he was not the prince of the Tang Dynasty who was ignorant of everything.

"Then what did you think of?"

Li Xuan asked.

"This……?"

After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian still didn't understand.

"Human Trafficker!"

Li Xuan said coldly.

"what?"

Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and the others were all shocked, their faces full of disbelief.

"Third Uncle, are you saying that this ship is selling me to Koguryo?"

Saying that, Li Chengqian and the others couldn't help but be filled with resentment.

"It may not be trafficking, but trafficking!"

Li Xuan sneered, and said: "I suspect that the Yuan family in Chenjun has few people in the feudal state. In order to develop their feudal state, they secretly transported the people of my Tang Dynasty from Datang to Goguryeo. I hope these people will go with them voluntarily." Yes, otherwise this king will insist on leading people to slaughter all the bastards of the Yuan family in Chenjun, and to make an example to all the aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty!"

"They dare!"

Li Chengqian said bitterly.

"You don't need to guess too much. When you arrive at Qingzhou Harbor in a while, let the old man rest, and call the people from Yuan's family in Chenjun to ask about it!"

Li Xuan said.

"Yes, third uncle!" Li Chengqian said.

Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others nodded slowly.

Immediately, a group of people walked to the stern of the boat, each with a clairvoyance, and looked towards the big boat of the Yuan family behind.

It made the head of the Yuan family's big boat feel uneasy all the way.

At the same time, along the way, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others also checked the passing ships from time to time.

Fortunately, there is only such a big ship.

Two days later.

On the harbor of Qingzhou Shipyard.

Li Xuan helped Li Yuan get off the big boat.

On the shore, there was already a team of four-wheeled carriages waiting.

After sending Li Yuan into the carriage, Li Xuan took Li Chengqian to the big boat of Yuan's family in Chen County.

And this time, Zheng Fu and other personal guards have already driven everyone from the entire big ship.

Seeing Li Xuan and the others approaching, the steward of the Yuan family quickly put on a smile and stepped forward to salute.

In the past two days, he has already figured it out. Among the group of people in front of him, there must be someone of high status who is not afraid of his family's king at all.

Therefore, facing Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others, they were very honest.

"You young masters, the villain is the steward of the Yuan family in Chenjun. This ship is our master, that is, the cargo ship of King Jianshan. I don't know if you young masters have any misunderstandings?"

"Misunderstand?"

Li Chengqian snorted coldly, "Tell me, what kind of goods are on this ship?"

"This?"

Hearing this, the Yuan family steward was taken aback, and quickly apologized with a smile.

"Reporting to this young man, this boat is full of tea, silk, agricultural tools, and salt that my king needs."

"Where?"

Li Chengqian asked.

"If this Xiao Lang doesn't believe it, I will bring Xiao Lang to take a look." The steward replied quickly.

"Reporting to Dalang, there are indeed these goods on board, but these goods only occupy [-]% of the cabin!"

On the side, Zheng Fu said hastily.

"One percent?"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help narrowing his eyes slightly.

"You thief dare to lie to me again, although I don't have the heart to kill you, but it's still possible to teach you a lesson!"

The steward of the Yuan family shuddered, and saluted Li Chengqian with fear on his face.

On the side, Cheng Chusi said in a cold voice: "Don't worry Gao Ming, you don't have the heart to kill this guy, I will kill him for you later."

"Exactly, if you can't bear to look at it, I'll just sink him into the bottom of the sea, and it won't stain your eyes!"

Li Chongyi said with a gloomy face.

Hearing this, the steward of the Yuan family knelt on the ground in fright and kowtowed repeatedly.

"You guys, the villain is really a member of the Yuan family, and the head of my family is really the king of Jianshan. I dare not lie to you guys!"

"Humph!"

Li Xuan was in no mood to waste time, and walked forward directly.

"There is no need to mention it in front of this king for a mere vassal king."

"You tell me honestly, on such a big ship like yours, there are less than [-]% of the cargo, but there are hundreds of guards, and there are so many ordinary people, why is that?"

"This……"

Hearing this, the steward of the Yuan family was startled and his face changed slightly.

"Do not say?"

Li Xuan snorted coldly again, "Throw it into the sea for me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zheng Fu responded, and stepped forward, as if catching a chick, he picked up the steward of the Yuan family and walked down to the beach.

At this moment, the Yuan family steward seemed to have just come back to his senses, and he shuddered coldly, begging for mercy with a terrified face.

"My lord, please spare me, my lord... The villain said that this boat of the villain is mainly used to transport these family servants to my lord's kingdom, to reclaim the land and grow food!"

"Stop!"

Li Xuan waved his hand, and Zheng Fu threw the Yuan family steward on the ground.

"It seems that you don't know who this king is!"

Li Xuan smiled faintly, "Don't lie to me, otherwise I can destroy the Jinyang Wang family, and I can also destroy the Yuan family of your Chen County!"

"Jin... are you His Royal Highness King Jin?"

Hearing this, the Yuan family steward's eyes widened instantly, his face full of horror.

"It's the king!"

Li Xuan smiled lightly again.

However, in the eyes of the steward of the Yuan family, this kind of smile was like a devil, and he subconsciously moved back a few steps.

It's a pity that there is the sea behind him, and there is no way to retreat!

"My king asks again, who are these people?"

"Reporting to His Royal Highness King Jin, these people are indeed my king's servants...but most of them are my family's king's tenant farmers."

The steward of the Yuan family hurriedly replied.

"Servants and sharecroppers are the same status?"

Li Xuan asked with a sneer.

"His Royal Highness Jin Wang, please forgive me, His Royal Highness Jin Wang, please forgive me..."

The steward of the Yuan family quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Xuan repeatedly.

Then, seeing that Li Xuan didn't speak, the steward of the Yuan's family became even more frightened, and quickly opened his mouth to explain.

"His Royal Highness, these people are actually the tenants of my king's fields. This time, after my king's good fields in Chen County have been cultivated, my king asked the villain to take these tenants to Jianshan City. Cultivate and plant fields over there..."

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(End of this chapter)