Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1307 Li Shimin

Li Shimin specially changed into a scarlet robe and a golden belt, and rode a Dawan bloody BMW. He even took off the blindfold, and replaced the eye socket with a jeweled artificial eye specially made for him by a Persian jeweler. , this gem is worth a million dollars.

His severed hand also took off the black iron hook, and replaced it with a gold-plated iron claw.

He just wanted to tell the accompanying civil and military men in Tai'an City that although he, Li Shimin, was exiled to Lingnan in embarrassment at the beginning, he has finally come back now, and he is doing well.

He did not bow to fate, nor did he give up on himself.

Even if he went to Lingnan, he would still be a good man after a few years.

Linyi Juncheng and Xianglin County Nan, although they are not high-ranking officials, they are not rewarded by the emperor, but they are earned by their own ability.

He took a king of Linyi, 10,000+ catties of gold plus 3000 million coins and silk, and a lion city, and exchanged it with the emperor for the prime minister of Linyi County and the man of Xianglin County.

He didn't take advantage of the emperor, it was the emperor who took advantage of him.

He knew that many aristocratic and powerful officials who had a long history came back earlier than him, but many of them came back after begging for mercy from the emperor, not Li Shimin.

Those great Confucians who looked so noble actually wrote many flattering letters to the emperor to plead for mercy.Even those illustrious martial artists also begged the emperor.

Only Li Shimin, although he had knocked out his teeth and swallowed blood in his stomach, and vomited blood aggrievedly, but he has never accepted the emperor's mercy and reward, he has maintained his arrogance and backbone, even if he is a wild So what about Lingnan, he can also make a lot of achievements by his own ability.

He raised his golden left hand, that golden hand was so dazzling.

The man who robbed his sister and became his brother-in-law had actually suffered from it before, but that guy was so lucky and so smooth, from a river digger, to a catcher, to a townsman, and then step by step. He went straight to the temple, and finally let him sit in the world.

In the past, Li Shimin was always dissatisfied with Luo Cheng. He thought that his ability was by no means inferior to Luo Cheng, who was born as a blacksmith. He always thought that Luo Cheng was just luckier than himself.

But now, Li Shimin's thoughts have changed somewhat.

Looking at Luo Cheng's journey, the world is now more prosperous than ever before.He is not only a hero in troubled times, but also a wise king who governs the world. After wandering abroad for a long time, he admires Luo Cheng more and more.

Maybe he still bowed his head after all.

Li Shimin thought, if it weren't for this, he should be the head of the pirate group on which the sun never sets, leading a group of fierce pirates across the sea, how could he accept the rewards of the Nantang county magistrate and Linyi county magistrate?Didn't he just reject Luo Cheng's reward back then, when Luo Cheng wanted him to be the prefect and give him the title of county marquis.

Thinking all the way, Li Shimin came to the palace on horseback.

The young and vigorous Habayashi Qi stopped him, Li Shimin dismounted, took out his silver amulet, and handed over his long sword.

"This hand!"

A Habayashiro looked at Li Shimin's conspicuous golden hand, the hand made of gold was lifelike, but in the eyes of Habayashiro, this gold-plated hand was also a weapon.

At least as a blunt weapon, it is still very lethal, not to mention, those fingers seem to have small mechanisms that can be opened and closed, and they can also be used as claws.

"Why, do you want to unload it?" Li Shimin asked with a sneer.

The commander of the Yulin Army, Wang Tiehan, came over and nodded to Li Shimin.

"This is Concubine Li's younger brother, King Wu's uncle, and the current Linyi County Prime Minister, Xianglin County Baron Li Gong, don't be embarrassed."

For Wang Tiehan, an acquaintance, Li Shimin just nodded his head.

In the palace.

When Luo Cheng saw Li Shimin again, he didn't put on airs, let alone make any mocking remarks.

The palace is not particularly big, nor is it very resplendent, it embodies the emperor's will everywhere, it should be simple yet generous.

Luo Cheng walked out from behind the case and came to the front of the case.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, and I have matured after vicissitudes."

"I often run on the sea, the result of the wind and the sun." Li Shimin said.

It is a serious crime not to worship the emperor, but the emperor obviously didn't care, since there was no one else in the palace anyway.

"sit down."

"Just stand."

"It's been so long, and you still have this bad temper?" Luo Cheng smiled, "You have been very happy in the South China Sea these few years, and this time in Lion City is even better, I am amazed by it."

"Actually, it's nothing. Linyi seems to be powerful, but the country is narrow, and its military and city defenses can't compare with the Central Plains. Besides, I also took advantage of the situation and have internal support, so it's really nothing to take down the Lion City."

"Maybe it's not a big deal to take down the Lion City, but knowing to fight at this time, and knowing that there is an internal response to unite, this is a skill." Luo Cheng did not hesitate to praise Li Shimin.

"Shimin, I know you didn't like me very much in the past. At first, maybe it was because of my marriage with Sanniang, and later, there might be hatred between the country and the family. But these are all in the past, and people have to move forward. Look, if you still can't let go of the past, then this person is doomed to have little success."

"There are some things that you can't forget even if you want to."

"If you can't forget it, you have to forget it!"

"Shimin, now that you have accepted the imperial court's reward, it means that you have returned to the imperial court. Even ordinary tenants and hired workers understand a truth, that is, to take other people's bowls and be under the control of others. You are now the magistrate of Linyi County. Now, he is still Xianglin County male, his title is not high, his official position is not obvious, but as long as you are willing to work hard, I will not treat you badly."

"Last time when you captured Linyi City, you handed over more than 3000 catties of gold to the imperial court, and more than 1000 million yuan worth of money and silk. I am very happy. Someone reported that you privately kept more than [-] million yuan of money and privately divided it with your subordinates. You One person kept a few million. I didn’t care when I knew it. It’s impossible for the horse to run and the horse not to eat grass. But next time, how to divide and reward, this matter should be left to me and the court Come and do it, it’s best not to keep private points.”

Li Shimin remained silent.

"The one million pennies you gave to your third sister, Sanniang gave it to me."

Li Shimin glared at Luo Cheng, very dissatisfied.

Luo Cheng chuckled, "Don't worry, you gave Sanniang and your nephews the money, and I won't be greedy, so I let her keep it."

"Earlier, Li Jing, Luo Yi, etc. all complained to me about the decision-making of Linyi country and the disposal of Linyi city. I told them that this Linyi city was brought down by you, Li Shimin, and now you, Li Shimin, are also Linyi county. Cheng, so I have to ask you Li Shimin's attitude, you say, is it a war or a peace with Lin Yiguo, and should this Lin Yi city be kept?"

"The mountains and rivers were all brought down, and the territory was also taken down. In the past, Linyi was owned by the Central Plains, but it was taken away by the occupying people. Now that I have the ability to take down the Central Plains, it is of course impossible to send them back. If the imperial court If you don't want Lin Yi, then I, Li Shimin, will keep it by myself."

"Hahaha, this is quite domineering, but if you can stay, the imperial court will naturally dare to stay. How about this, after Feng Chan is over, you will go back to Luoyang with me, just in time for the New Year. You will return to Linyi after a few years , you go back to be the prefect of Linyi, and then serve as the envoy of Linyi Dao Jinglue, responsible for the use of troops in Linyi."

Li Shimin was stunned, he didn't expect him to be so rude since he came in, but the emperor still wanted to use him so much.

"Set up Taoism in Linyi? I will serve as the envoy of Jinglue and the prefect of Linyi?"

"That's right, I've always employed people without suspicion. Lin Yidao has only one county for the time being, and this county only has one city for the time being, but I believe in your ability, and I believe that you can turn this city into ten Hundreds of cities, I believe you can regain Tiannan for the Central Plains after 500 years."

Li Shimin stood there in a daze. At that moment, he felt an urge to bow down to Luo Cheng.He didn't expect Luo Cheng to have such a broad mind, and it might be impossible for him to be so free and easy.

He clenched his teeth, and finally restrained his urge to bow down to that person.

"Why, don't you want to? Or do you feel that you don't have the ability to take on this important task?"

"I can!" Li Shimin said stubbornly.

"Very well, I also think you can do it, but whether it is possible or not depends on the facts in the end. From now on, the prefect of Linyi Huang Zhong will be transferred away, but the thousand guards of the South China Sea Fleet under him will be left under your command. , In addition, the imperial court will reinforce you with another regiment of 1 elite Nanya soldiers from the sea. In this way, you can have [-] people under your command. In addition, the South China Sea Fleet can reinforce you from the sea at any time, and you With your own fleet, I believe you can defend Linyi City and expand outward."

Luo Cheng walked to a table and tore off the cloth covering it, revealing a sand table.

"I suggest you send troops to the north first. Seventy miles north of Lion City, there is a large port. This port is connected to the old capital of Linyi in the north and Lion City in the south. This port is a deep-water port. It is on the east bank of the Han River Estuary and borders Da Nang Bay in the north. Backed by Wuxing Mountain, there is Camellia Peninsula in the northeast as a barrier. Occupying this port can not only protect the Lion City, but also serve as a military port for the South China Sea Fleet to park supplies. Then attack the Elephant Forest in the north. The city and the port are connected in a line, and by virtue of the superiority of the sea, we can cut Linyi in two, cutting off the north and the south."

Li Shimin looked at the emperor's sand table plan and had to admire that although the emperor had never been to Linyi, this strategic arrangement was really good.Lin Yiguo is like a long snake, but if it is cut in half, Lin Yiguo will not be able to look at each other from head to tail.

The location of Da Nang is really important. Seventy miles to the south is Lion City, and two hundred miles to the north is Xianglin City. An old capital and a new capital are both coastal port cities. They are also the two most important cities in Linyi Kingdom. Daqin took it, and Zhanren had no choice but to retreat to the mountains to resist.

"I will name Hoi An for the Lion City, Hue for the old capital, and Haiyin for Da Nang. Centering on the three cities, I will set up a county for each!"

Da Nang is just a small fishing village at this time, compared to the Lion City and the old capital, it is not worth mentioning.However, the emperor was able to see the strategic location of this place at a glance, and he wanted to set up a military port for the South China Sea Fleet in this small fishing village, and planned to set up a commercial port here in the future, which is extraordinary.

Li Shimin nodded. Daqin's strongest advantage in Linyi is the sea. If Da Nang is made into a military port of the South China Sea Fleet, it will be very fast to protect Hoi An and Hue on the left and right.

Leaving the palace and taking back the saber at the Habayashi riding place, Li Shimin was still a little dazed. He had just met the emperor and was led away by him the whole time.

Wang Tiehan hung up the belt for Li Shimin himself, and congratulated him, "Congratulations Erlang, he was promoted to Linyi Dao Jinglue envoy and Linyi County prefect, and he sealed one side of the border and guarded one side!"

(End of this chapter)