People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1796: The Emperor Goes to Xuzhou, the Governor Presents His Beauty

On the Xubei Canal, ships are coming and going.

The Yudai River flows from the northwest and flows into the canal.

However, today, a long chain appeared on the surface of Yudai River, completely locking the entire river surface.

The flags are fluttering and the long spears are like a forest.

After arriving in Xuzhou, the emperor's fleet on his eastern tour turned into the Yudai River.

Although shipping on the Yudai River was blocked due to the emperor's arrival, the canal remained open.

……

Under the moonlight, on the four-story ship, Li Xuan calmly looked at the entire land of Xuzhou.

Behind us is the eastern Henan Plain, which stretches from Shangqiu to Zhengzhou.

The Yellow River has not yet taken over the Si River, and Xuzhou's river transportation is still mainly based on the canal.

To the northeast is Mount Yi and Mount Meng connected to Mount Tai. It is only five hundred miles from Xuzhou to Mount Tai.

If the scene wasn't important, Li Xuan could go straight to Mount Tai and complete the sacrificial ceremony.

But sacrifice is sacrifice, and Fengshan is Fengshan.

To the east is the canal. Large ships can go down the canal and quickly reach Huai'an, and then go straight down to Yangzhou from Huainan.

Li Xuan has walked this road many times and knows the pros and cons of it very well.

To the south of Xuzhou is the entire Huaibei Plain.

……

Li Xuan turned around and looked at the governor of Shezhou and the Huainan Road inspector Le Sihui, who could only stand on one side.

Le Sihui, Liu Jingxian, Xiao Siye, He Yiqiu, Xu Jian, Liu Yicong and others stood together with their hands clasped in respect.

"Le Qing has become much darker than when he was in Chang'an." Li Xuan looked at Le Sihui and smiled calmly.

Le Sihui bowed his hands and said seriously: "I have been working in the fields for the past two years, and I know the difficulties of the people. If Chang'an had not issued a timely warning this year, I am afraid that a large area of ​​Huaibei would have been flooded.

The people suffered from poor harvests, and the reduction of taxes from the court was even less of a problem. The real problem was that the people were displaced. "

"Refugees!" Li Xuan nodded and said, "Le Qing's words have the heart of a prime minister."

Xiao Siye, He Yiqiu, Xu Jian, Liu Yicong and others all looked at Le Sihui in surprise. It was not easy to hear the emperor speak of the prime minister's broad mind.

This means that as long as Le Sihui moves forward without causing any trouble, he will definitely become a prime minister in the future.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment!" Le Sihui quickly bowed humbly.

“If the people are displaced, it will not just affect Huaibei. Xuzhou is located at the crossroads of four roads. Once it is lost, Yangzhou, Qizhou, Luoyang, and Shannan will all be lost. Even half of the world will be affected. It is not easy for Governor Le to see this.” Zhongshu Ling Liu Jingxian agreed with Li Xuan's opinion from the perspective of the prime minister.

The root cause of the rise and fall of a dynasty is the refugees.

If there are fewer refugees, the world will be stable and prosperous; if there are more refugees, the world will be in danger of collapse. It's that simple.

As the prime minister, Liu Jingxian saw it very clearly.

Liu Jingxian followed Li Xuan all the way to Yangzhou. The first thing he did was to offer sacrifices at the Temple of the King of Han and communicate with the local elders.

Liu Jingxian was a descendant of Emperor Jing of Han. His ancestor once served as the Internal History of Pengcheng and had a close relationship with the Liu family of Pengcheng.

Therefore, he had no dissatisfaction with the kowtow and sacrifice to Emperor Gaozu, and he was even very happy about it.

Because the person who kowtowed and offered sacrifices to Emperor Gaozu before him was the emperor himself.

During the three days in Xuzhou, Li Xuan received many provincial governors from Shannan and Huainan. Le Sihui was considered to be a relatively late arrival because Li Xuan was leaving Xuzhou for Yangzhou the next day.

"Huainan is vast." Li Xuan looked at Le Sihui and said seriously: "Le Qing, as the governor of Huainan, you should pay more attention to the local areas. In addition to Huaibei, you should also pay attention to the junction between Huainan and Jiangyou."

"Yes!" Le Sihui bowed slightly, his eyes flickering. He knew that Li Xuan was talking about the shipbuilding in Hongzhou.

Although Hongzhou is not short of timber, there are still many things that need to be transported from Huainan to Hongzhou. Keeping the secrets here is what Le Sihui needs to do.

Li Xuan raised his eyes, looked towards Mount Tai, and said softly, "I wonder if Prime Minister Cen will be able to come back in time tomorrow?"

Liu Jingxian was the first to become serious. Xuzhou was only five hundred miles away from Mount Tai.

After Li Xuan arrived in Xuzhou, although he did not go to Mount Tai himself, he asked Cen Changqian to rush to Mount Tai overnight, offer sacrifices with the imperial edict, and then catch up with the main force.

One day to arrive, one day to climb the mountain to offer sacrifices, and another day to rush back.

Although the ride was a bit bumpy, Cen Changqian was still young and got back in time, so there were no major problems.

But Liu Jingxian always felt that there was something strange going on, but it was too late to check it out now.

Li Xuan has stayed in Xuzhou for three days. Tomorrow morning, he will continue his journey eastward.

……

Li Xuan lowered his eyes, looked at everyone and said, "I called you all here tonight because of something that I find very strange."

Li Xuan took out a memorial from his sleeve. Liu Yicong immediately stepped forward to take it and then handed it to the Minister of the Central Secretariat Liu Jingxian.

Liu Jingxian opened it with some surprise, and after taking a look, his brows immediately frowned.

Only at this time did he hand the memorial to Xiao Siye.

"There are violations of the law such as Sima Canjun in dozens of states including Qi, Lu and Huainan. I'm afraid someone is deliberately manipulating it." Liu Jingxian looked at Li Xuan solemnly.

“It’s not necessary to look at it that way.” Li Xuan glanced at Liu Jingxian with a smile, then shook his head and said, “Maybe there really is some injustice that has been accumulating for a long time. Knowing that I’m going on this southern tour, it may have burst out all of a sudden.” Le Sihui was the governor of Huainan Province. There were many things involved in this matter that involved Huainan Province, but he knew nothing about it before, which surprised him greatly.

"Your Majesty!" Le Sihui cupped his hands and said, "I think most of these things happened a long time ago, and it is difficult to discern the truth. But if the person has detailed evidence, I am afraid that the person being reported will not be able to refute it."

Time can easily drown out evidence.

This is true for victims as well as for perpetrators.

As long as the victim has enough evidence in his hands, when he uncovers it again, it will not be easy for the perpetrator to cover it up.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "In my opinion, most of these matters are related to criminal law. The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple should handle them according to the law."

Xiao Siye and He Yiqiu stood up and bowed at the same time.

Li Xuan looked at Liu Jingxian and said, "However, this will inevitably involve subsequent transfers. Prime Minister Liu, when the Ministry of Personnel sends the list of subsequent adjustments, you can take a closer look to see where those replacements come from.

I have a feeling that these people are indeed wrong, but the fact that they all exploded at the same time may be that some people are trying to take advantage of this to gain some positions.”

This is a sophisticated political plan. Someone wants to use Li Xuan to complete certain political arrangements.

This must be an action on some side, but right now everything is still in its early stages and nothing can be seen for the time being. However, in the end, when the time comes to grab the fruits, the real masterminds behind the scenes will all jump out.

The emperor, who had long seen through the trick, would certainly step in to suppress it. At that time, those who had planned this would be in real trouble, and the ones who would benefit would be the emperor and others.

Looking at Li Xuan's calm expression, Liu Jingxian knew that these were just a casual move by the emperor and were not a big deal, but for others, they were fatal.

"Okay, everyone, go back." Li Xuan's eyes fell on Le Sihui, and he nodded and said, "Le Qing does not need to go to Yangzhou with me. Doing a good job of harvesting in Huainan is the greatest explanation to me."

"Yes!" Le Sihui bowed solemnly.

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On both sides of the Yudai River, continuous military camps guarded the emperor's safety.

Li Xuan stood in front of the window, watching the ministers leave, his eyes fell on the military camp. He turned around, looked at Cui Ding, and asked grimly: "How is it going?"

"Your Majesty, all the Jinwu Guards who were transferred to the local areas have sent back replies, and the local government troops have not been mobilized." Cui Ding bowed solemnly.

"In that case, I feel relieved." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he is now the emperor, with 10,000 left and right cavalry guards accompanying him, if someone really mobilizes 30,000 elite troops to surround and kill him, he will inevitably die in the southeast.

It is not easy to form 30,000 elite troops, and it is even more difficult to attack silently, but it does not preclude the possibility of doing so.

Emperors are suspicious creatures. If there is even a possibility, they will completely eliminate it.

The method used by Li Xuan here was to replace some of the captains and commanders of the soldiers in the various Zhechoufu in Qi, Lu, Huainan, and Jiangnan.

As long as Li Xuan's people were assigned to serve in the local Zhechoufu, the local Zhechoufu's soldiers would not dare to make any unexpected transfers.

Li Xuan could even mobilize these palace guards at any time.

The local noble families' encirclement and suppression of the central government was nothing more than a false imperial decree, but if there were emperor's people in the local area, they would not dare to make the slightest move.

Not to mention that Li Xuan's people were not just one or two people when they arrived at the place. There were already spies in the place, as well as the generals' personal soldiers. It suddenly became much more difficult for anyone to do anything reckless.

Li Xuan looked towards the northwest. There were galloping horses coming from the direction of Luoyang, delivering news from Luoyang and Chang'an.

After Li Xuan left Luoyang, Liu Jinyu served as regent as the empress, and Prime Minister Wang Dezhen stayed behind to assist in the administration; Li Zhizhao was in Chang'an, serving as regent as the crown prince, and Lu Yuanfang, the minister of the left, stayed behind to assist in the administration.

Almost all government affairs were sent to Li Xuan through reports almost every day.

Eyes on all aspects ensure that Li Xuan will not be blinded by any aspect.

Of course, Li Xuan did not handle these matters personally. Yu Ze, Yang Jiong, Du Shenyan, He Zhizhang, Chen Zi'ang, and Hu Yuanfan all followed Li Xuan to deal with emergencies from all aspects.

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the sky above his head, and said, "Go to the night watch, I will also go to rest."

"Yes!" Cui Ding immediately bowed solemnly.

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In the cabin, Xu Lu quickly entered and said to Li Xuan who was lying on the bed ready to rest: "Your Majesty, Xuzhou Governor Sima Yu respectfully presents six beauties from Xuzhou to serve Your Majesty while you rest."

Li Xuan was slightly stunned, sat up from the bed, frowned and said: "What did you say?"

"Xuzhou Governor Sima Yu respectfully presents six beautiful women from Xuzhou to serve Your Majesty while he rests." Xu Lu bowed again.

"Didn't I issue an imperial decree long ago not to disturb the local people? Is Sima Yu crazy?" Li Xuan's expression turned cold.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Lu bowed slightly and said, "I have checked and found that these women are willing to serve in the palace. No one forced them. Their families are also willing."

Li Xuan looked at Xu Lu deeply, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since the people have been sent here, sending them back would be a death sentence. Let's keep them, but send them to the princess and let them serve her. I didn't come to Jiangnan to enjoy myself."

"Yes!" Xu Lu immediately bowed.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly and Xu Lu immediately retreated.

Li Xuan stood up, walked to the window, looked at Yuan Yue outside, and couldn't help laughing.

People from Jiangnan are like bullets in one’s clothes.

Li Xuan is still in Xuzhou, and this method has already been used on him.

When he arrives in Yangzhou, he doesn’t know what it will be like.

Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head. No wonder Yang Guang fled to Yangzhou and never returned until his death after his three failed expeditions to Goguryeo...

Li Xuan's expression became solemn; it was not time for him to relax yet.

Sex is a steel knife that scrapes your bones!
(End of this chapter)