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

Chapter 265 Hidden Waterways, Pirates' Trouble

Standing on the large Naval Academy grounds, you can see the sparkling waves of the winding Qiantang River under the cold moonlight from a distance.

Li Xuan stood by the side door, beside a burly middle-aged captain wearing fish scale armor.

"Why did your lord transport these corpses to my navy station?" The middle-aged captain looked at Li Xuan with a puzzled expression on his face.

Li Xuan looked at the neatly arranged corpses in the middle of the school grounds in the distance, and said solemnly: "This time, I would like to thank Uncle Ji for sending troops to seal off the four waterways, which made it impossible for those traitors to escape. They all died under the hands of this king."

Li Xuan turned her head and said seriously: "After returning, this king will personally write a letter to Nan Ya to ask for credit for uncle... If Xiao Wang has other requests in the future, please ask uncle for more support."

"Of course, even if the lord doesn't mention it, I will do my best." Ji Xiao took half a step back, cupped his hands slightly, and said to Li Xuan with a serious expression: "In this case, the lord will thank the lord on behalf of my sons and daughters." .”

Ji Xiao fully understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words, and Li Xuan came here to give merit this time.

As the inspector general of Qianniuwei Zhonglang, in name, Li Xuan is also under the jurisdiction of the Nanya Office of the Ministry of War.

The traitors that Li Xuan killed were all military exploits in name.

The Hangzhou navy participated in it, even if it only blocked the four waterways, it was enough to get a share of the credit, but the credit was not great.

Naturally, Ji Xiao didn't take such credit seriously, but it did a lot for the generals in his hands.

Some people who are only one step away from a key position can just use this to take a step up.

Distributing these meritorious deeds to his cronies in key positions, as long as the operation is done properly, Ji Xiao's control over the navy and his prestige in the army can be further improved.

"Uncle, don't thank me with words, you and I are from our own family." Li Xuan finally showed a smile on his face, and he bowed his hands in return, as gentle as jade.

"In that case, please forgive me for being rude." Ji Xiao's face suddenly became serious, and he looked at Li Xuan and asked seriously: "My lord, who is the woman who came with me?"

"Woman?" Li Xuan was slightly taken aback, where did such a woman come from, but then, he slapped his forehead and said in a daze: "Uncle is talking about Du Liu, uncle misunderstood!"

Li Xuan felt a little funny for a moment, but then said with serious eyes: "Then Du Liu is the daughter of an old friend who was introduced to Xiao Wang by the Governor of Runzhou. Originally, the boy had to go to Zhuji to join them, but he never thought of it." , I was a little caught off guard to see this person at the banquet at Kai's house tonight... Maybe she came here to observe this king, and I never knew."

"Lai Jingye?" Ji Xiao was stunned, but at the same time he seemed to understand something and said: "Lai's home is actually Hangzhou and has plans."

"Back then, Prime Minister Lai was demoted to be the governor of Kuozhou. Maybe it was at that time that some people were left behind." Li Xuan shook his head calmly, and said: "When the boy was in Luoyang, he and the young man who was the servant of the Huangmen Lai Sun, the prince Sheren Lai has a close relationship with him, so Lai sent some people to help me."

Li Xuan didn't mention a single word about finding the family inheritance.

This is the core secret of the Lai family, and Li Xuan's failure to mention Fang is the foundation of his life.

"It turns out that it is indeed no small feat that the prince has come to this point." Ji Xiao felt emotional for a while.

For Li Xuan, Ji Xiao had paid attention to him very early on, especially after he became Liu Rengui's grandson-in-law, they paid special attention to every step of the way.

Ji Xiao was Liu Rengui's subordinate when he fought in Baijiangkou. It was precisely because he fought bravely in the battle at Baijiangkou that Ji Xiao was promoted to Captain of the Navy after that battle.

Later, Baekje fell, and although the imperial court left a group of naval forces in Dongdao, Ji Xiao took the opportunity to ask Liu Rengui to transfer him back to Datang and take up the post of captain of the Hangzhou Navy.

Hangzhou, the prefectural city of Shangzhou, is a rare and prosperous place in the world. Liu Rengui has contributed a lot to being able to serve as the captain of the navy here.

Therefore, I paid more attention to the matter of Li Xuan.

Li Xuan came all the way south from Luoyang, Yangzhou, Runzhou, Changzhou, Hangzhou, and he visited many people.

It seems that he is not in a hurry to go to Wuzhou, but he is gradually increasing his influence on the local aristocratic families in Wuzhou.

As soon as he arrives in Wuzhou, these forces will be fully condensed immediately.

Even the later the day, the thicker this power will be, and the greater the pressure will be.

Although the person is immature, but the way of doing things is very sophisticated, and the momentum of Mount Tai is overwhelming.It is simply not something that ordinary people can do.

Ji Xiao has been the Captain of the Hangzhou Navy for many years, and he has only met a few such people.

"My lord, please pardon me from being an official to Chaoyue. In fact, my mother was seriously ill at that time. The third lady hired a famous doctor from Luoyang and came to Hangzhou within a few days to treat and treat my mother. My mother survived the catastrophe." Ji Xiao Speaking of this, his tone couldn't help being a little choked up.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, sighed and said: "So that's the case, I never thought that Sanniang would have such a past."

"It's not the family of the lower officials. Over the years, the third lady has helped the brothers and families in the army a lot. Although it is in the name of benevolence, everyone knows the truth, so they are all grateful to the third lady." With a deep sigh, Ji Xiao stretched out his hand: "My lord, please, let's talk inside."

"Uncle, please." Li Xuan followed Ji Xiao on the path of the military mansion, and asked in a low voice, "I wonder if the old lady is still in good health?"

"Fortunately, my mother is in good health, and she is recuperating in West Lake Xiaozhuang." Ji Xiao stopped at the door and stretched out his hand: "My lord first please."

Li Xuan was not polite, and in a short period of time, their relationship became much closer.

Li Xuan said in a low voice: "It is true that the time in Hangzhou this time is too short and there are too many things to do. Otherwise, I would definitely visit the old lady."

"I almost forgot, the prince is the disciple of the medicine king Wei Xuanzang, if he can replace my mother..." Li Xuan interrupted Ji Xiao before he finished speaking.

"Uncle doesn't know something. According to the theory of doctors, elderly people should not go to see a doctor when they are not sick. One is that the cause is frequent and difficult to predict. Two, although some diseases are latent, as long as they are in a comfortable mood, they may never go away. Attack. But once you know about the condition, under the depressed mood, the condition may explode, so even if the uncle asks Xuan to see, if the condition is not urgent, Xuan will not tell the truth. I will only tell my uncle, never Lingtang."

At Ji's mother's age, no matter what the disease is, it is already hidden in the body.

At this point, it is almost impossible to pay attention to the root cause.

Keep a cheerful mood, pay attention to diet conditioning, and most of them will be fine.

"So that's how it is." After hearing what Li Xuan said, Ji Xiao nodded solemnly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord."

He poured tea for Li Xuan with his own hands, and Ji Xiao sat down at the side, looked at Li Xuan, and said in a low voice: "If I didn't misread before I was appointed, it should be the old man Kui Gong, the prince took it completely this time. Live in his wrong place."

"It's not a big deal. Although the Wei family is wrong about some things, it's just that they are wrong, but their sincerity this time is quite impressive." Li Xuan said, putting a booklet on the In front of Ji Xiao.

Ji Xiao picked it up without hesitation, flipped it over a little bit, and couldn't help but gasp.

"This is some hidden waterways that the Kai family has explored in Wuzhou for many years, and they are all recorded on it. There are also two two-masted ships and seven fast boats for the prince to dispatch. Now the Kai family is really going big. The money is gone... wait, it's just Wuzhou, good guy!"

Ji Xiao put the brochure on the table at one side, and said with some amusement: "This old guy, his actions are really sinister. He seems to want to serve the prince, but what he does is very limited. It seems It cost a lot of money, but the loss is limited."

"This king first came to this land of Wuyue, and it was only a one-night effort to get in touch with the Kai family. It may not be too big to want to let others get rid of it completely." Li Xuan looked at the booklet on the table, staring at He said: "This time, the most important thing is to keep Wuzhou. As for the others, we can let them go."

Li Xuan's goal is very clear, what he has to do now is to completely destroy this uprising of Tianyin Sect.

While completely eradicating them, we also tried our best to minimize the damage caused by the war to the people.

"By the way, this is the troop dispatch order from Hangzhou Governor's Mansion." Li Xuan took out another official document from her body and handed it to Ji Xiao.

Ji Xiao glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will dispatch the best sailors to Wuzhou to assist my lord in Wuzhou's affairs."

"With my uncle's sailors, together with the ships of the Kai family, the three official ships of the king, and the sailors that Wuzhou can recruit, the king can build a navy that runs across the territory of Wuzhou. Now, even if the Tianyin rebels come, they will never be able to go." Li Xuan's expression was filled with murderous intent.

With these navy troops, plus the elite soldiers and veterans he brought in from Hangzhou, as well as the recruits he recruited in Hangzhou, after arriving in Wuzhou, he will recruit another batch, and he will have the strength to guard the city. In this way, he can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. In a short period of time, Li Xuan can firmly defend the entire Wuzhou.

At that time, the troops of Zhechong Mansion in Yuezhou will arrive, and they will attack back and forth, and all the Tianyin traitors will be eliminated immediately.

Just like what Fang Renyu and Cui Yixuan did back then, all civil strife was quelled in one fell swoop.

Not knowing where he was thinking, Li Xuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Ji Xiao: "Uncle, please forgive Xuan for asking about one thing: If on a certain day, the Tianyin rebels gather a crowd to attack the city, and there are internal bandits to help them At this time, are there other forces that will threaten Hangzhou City?"

Ji Xiao was taken aback for a moment, but his expression became solemn immediately, he nodded heavily, and said, "Yes, pirate."

(End of this chapter)