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

Chapter 582 Traveling south to Yangzhou, the emperor's secret decree

The moonlight was like water, and Li Xuan stood at the bow of the boat, with her hands swaying back, looking at the Xiaohan landscape on both sides, and the bright moon reflected in the water, she said softly: "Tengwang Gaoge Linjiang Zhu, Peiyu Mingluan stop singing. The painted building flies towards Nanpu clouds, and the bead curtain rolls in the rain from the western mountains at dusk.

The shadows of the clouds and lakes are long and the sun is long, and things change and stars move for several degrees of autumn.Where is the emperor's son in the pavilion now?Outside the threshold, the Yangtze River flows by itself. "

The son of the emperor in the pavilion, Li Xuan's 22nd uncle, the youngest son of Emperor Gaozu, Teng Wang Li Yuanying.

In the second year of Longshuo, the year when Li Xuan was conferred the title of King of Nanchang, Teng Wang Li Yuanying was transferred from the governor of Hongzhou to the governor of Longzhou, and built the Tengwang Pavilion in Langzhong.

Before the funeral of Prince Li Hong's death, Li Xuan also met his uncle Wang who was just forty years old.

There was a slight sound of footsteps behind him, Li Xuan turned around, and saw Yu Ze standing behind him.

Li Xuan nodded slightly to Yu Ze, and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Yu! Is everything settled?"

"The officials of all the ministries have been settled properly." Yu Zechang breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Fortunately, the officials of the various ministries are not proud of being an official, otherwise it would be really difficult to arrange."

They were traveling in such a hurry that many of them were selected overnight, and they boarded the ship and sailed east without even saying goodbye to their families.

But there is no way, the war on the East Island is urgent, the sooner the reinforcements arrive, the sooner the front line will be relaxed.

"These people are willing to be quiet now. That's because they have just left Chang'an. If anyone is unwilling, there is still time to return to Chang'an." Li Xuan's eyes sharpened. Although he, the deputy envoy of recruiting troops, did not have much power, he still had the ability to drive a person off the ship and back to Chang'an. "

"Speaking of which, we've been working so hard. Just after finishing the Tianyin Sect's affairs, we're going to fight on the East Island again." Yu Ze had a wry smile on his face. What happened in Silla was beyond their expectations.

Originally, they planned to return to Wuzhou after Li Xuan got married in Chang'an, and manage Wuzhou well.

Even if it is only half a year, it is enough for Li Xuan to lay a good foundation in Wuzhou, but now, it is really unlucky to be involved in the matter of the East Island inexplicably.

"When His Majesty was ordered to inspect the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, I'm afraid he had already made some calculations. It's just that no one thought that the Tang Dynasty was about to withdraw, and Silla would dare to turn around and rush forward. This is how the current situation came about." Li Xuan stopped talking when he said this.

This time, the truth about the Great Tang's aid to Dongdao was known to no one on board except Li Xuan.

Even Yu Ze, Li Xuan didn't tell.

The emperor has a strict order on this point, and Li Xuan only told Liu Jinyu the truth of the whole matter.

After arriving, Li Xuan will tell Dou Xuande.

After that, Li Xuan will choose the opportunity to tell Yu Ze.

It wasn't that Li Xuan didn't trust him, but that if the news leaked out, Yu Ze would immediately be suspected. Things in Yangzhou were not that easy.

Raising his head, Li Xuan looked towards the King of Nanchang under the bright moon, and sighed softly: "Mr. Zi'an should have left Nanchang by now and rushed to Jiaozhi."

After all, Wang Bo still caught up with the poetry meeting after the rebuilding of Tengwang Pavilion. Poor Yan Boyu, originally held a feast for his own son-in-law, but in the end he was caught by Wang Bo.

"The subordinates have already written to Li Yan, Nanchang Palace will send people to escort Mr. Zi'an to Guangzhou."

"Let's be more careful. When Mr. Zi'an goes to Cochin, his boat must not be tampered with." Li Xuan had to ask again that Wang Bo's death is an eternal mystery.

In history, Wang Bo accidentally fell into the water and died when he returned from Jiaozhi, but no one has ever known the place where he fell into the water.

But if someone wants to kill Wang Bo, it is easiest to tamper with on the boat.

"Here!" Yu Ze cupped his hands immediately, and then he said again: "My lord, what should I do when I arrive in Yangzhou?"

"Recruiting soldiers, repairing ships, traveling, these are the affairs of Dou Changshi. What we need to do is to communicate with the Wa Kingdom and attack Silla from the north to the south." Li Xuan's eyes were serious.

Yu Ze frowned subconsciously, he always felt that there was something wrong, and immediately asked: "Then how should we march when we arrive at East Island?"

"This matter needs to be discussed after arriving in Yangzhou and seeing Captain Zhechong of Hanjiang Mansion. After all, I have never been to Dongdao before, and how to fight this trip will all be subject to the orders of Captain Zhechong. This time, this king is going to the southeast. Although he is a deputy envoy, but more, he is still performing the duties of the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and the specific powers and responsibilities are not in the hands of this king."

Li Xuan briefly explained the inside story.

This trip to the southeast, Dou Xuande is in charge of everything, even Li Xuan has to obey orders.

"This time is different from Wuzhou. The situation in Wuzhou changes from time to time, so it is convenient for me to wait. This time, the enemy is far away on the other side of the sea. Besides, even after landing on the island, you must obey the orders of the ambassador of Andong Township." Li Xuan looked at Yu Ze and said seriously: "Uncle Yu, this time I will just wait and do what I have to do."

Yu Ze vaguely understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words, finally nodded and said, "Things about the cloudy sky are small things after all, but fighting Silla is a national war."

Li Xuan nodded: "That's right, the Tianyin Sect is nothing more than a rebellion involving several prefectures. In the end, the court mobilized troops, but only [-] soldiers. But Dongdao is different. Now there are more than [-] people in our dynasty alone. Silla has the power of a country. I want to destroy a country. This king also wants to, but the center will not give this king this opportunity."

Li Xuan's words almost directly stated that he would not be on the front line of the battlefield in person.

But Yu Ze fully understood the mystery.

After all, Li Xuan was the king of the current dynasty. No matter how much he did in Wuzhou, it was nothing more than countering the rebellion. What he had under his command was only [-] soldiers, [-] soldiers, plus a team of Qianniu Guards and a team of Nanchang Guards.

But now, there are tens of thousands of soldiers at every turn. In the battle of destroying the country, Li Xuanjun's status as the king of Wuzhou is a help, but in Silla, East Island, it is a complete burden.

Seeing Yu Ze nodding, Li Xuan said seriously: "For this matter, apart from contacting the Wa Kingdom, the key is to dig out the eyeliner of the King of the East China Sea in Yangzhou."

Speaking of the King of the East China Sea, Li Xuan's expression suddenly became serious.

The King of the East China Sea and the Tianyin Sect are two completely different lines. If the power of the Tianyin Sect in Yangzhou is equal to that of the King of the East China Sea, then it is completely ignorant.

Regardless of the strength of the Tianyin Sect in Yangzhou being almost uprooted by Li Xuan, it is very likely that the King of the East China Sea's power in Yangzhou has not been damaged at all.

"There is also the Silla Pleading Envoy, this time we are going to Yangzhou, the most important thing we need to be careful is to prevent him from being assassinated by the King of the East China Sea." Li Xuan suddenly glanced at Yu Ze, and there was a deep meaning in his eyes.

Although Yu Ze didn't fully understand it, he also faintly felt that Li Xuan was starting to plot something again.

He must not be assassinated by the East China Sea King's men, so what about someone else?

Yu Ze frowned and nodded slightly.

Li Xuan turned around, looked in the direction of Yangzhou, and said softly, "This trip to the south may be even worse than we imagined."

Li Xuan's heart was serious. Even he, before returning to Chang'an this time, did not expect that the King of the East China Sea was actually a descendant of Prince Yin Jiancheng. This news changed too many things.

In particular, the Yin Crown Princess Zheng Guanyin is still alive, and it is not known how many people will be involved.

During this trip to Yangzhou, it would be fine if Li Xuan didn't find anything, but if he really found something and found evidence, maybe the whole Yangzhou would be killed and blood would flow into rivers.

Standing behind Li Xuan, Yu Ze could feel his heavy heart. He could vaguely feel that there was something Li Xuan wanted to tell him, but he couldn't.

Yu Ze is also a smart person, he quickly figured out Li Xuan's hidden lingering sound.

Secret decree, Li Xuan carries the emperor's secret decree.

……

As the weather was getting colder, Li Xuan and his team did not dare to delay at all, they headed for Yangzhou day and night.

After leaving Hangu Pass, head straight to Luoyang.

After stopping at Luoyang for supplies, they immediately went down the canal again.

The last time Li Xuan went south was a southeast wind, but now it is a cold northwest wind.

After passing Xuzhou, the cold was already piercing, and few of the people on the boat were willing to move.

Fortunately, everyone in the north brought enough winter clothes, but even so, several people caught colds, including Lai Sui who had never been to the south.

Fortunately, Yangzhou was the focus of this trip. When the big ship arrived in Yangzhou, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The three official ships entered the city of Yangzhou directly from the canal, and finally headed towards the largest pier in the city of Yangzhou.

Standing at the bow of the ship, looking at the Yangzhou officials waiting on the pier, Li Xuan's expression suddenly became serious.

Li Xuan looked back, Xue Zhongzhang was standing behind him, Lai Sui and other officials from various ministries, Cui Ding and Zhou Gan each led a team of Jinwu guards, and a team of Qianniu guards stood on both sides.

Behind the crowd, it was the Silla pleading envoy Qin blunt horn.

At the beginning, he landed from Dengzhou, then was ordered to transfer to Yangzhou, and finally wrote a letter of guilt before arriving in Chang'an. However, within a few months of arriving in Chang'an, Silla seduced the old general of Baekje and attacked the soldiers of Datang.

Now he was brought back to Yangzhou.

Glancing at a piece of unlined clothing among the crowd, Li Xuan's mouth showed a sneer as he shivered slightly.

Afterwards, his eyes fell on the crowd in the distance, and he didn't know who among them was the subordinate of the King of the East China Sea.

Three official ships docked one after another, Qianniuwei was the first to go down, and Jinwuwei was last.

Li Xuan took Lai Sui, Xue Zhongzhang and others, and quickly got off the big ship, followed by many officials from the six ministries. They will all work in Yangzhou for a period of time to come, and many people will go to Dongdao afterward.

Wearing a vermilion official robe, Dou Xuande, with white beard and hair, stepped forward steadily, cupped his hands to Li Xuan, and said, "Your Majesty, Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion Chief Shi, Yangzhou Inspector Dou Xuande, have met the envoy."

"Li Xuan met Dou Weng." Looking back at Xue Zhongzhang, Li Xuan turned around and said, "Dou Weng, the world is extremely cold, the imperial decree will be announced after returning to the Yamen."

"Follow the order." Dou Xuande immediately bowed his hands, and then moved out of the way, followed by Sima Changyu and others, also moved out of the way.

With a gentle face, Li Xuan nodded to Sima Lu Yuanfang of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, Wang Zhe of Cao Canjun, Shen Zhuang of Hucao Shenjun, Shen Yuqing of Hubu Langzhong, Shi Jin of Xinlin Mansion Zhechong Duwei, and Zhechong Duwei Lan Zhe of Hanjiang Mansion.

Everyone bowed to Li Xuan.

The last time when Li Xuan went to Yangzhou, he just passed by Biejia in Wuzhou where he worked in Yangzhou. Even among the four major families in Yangzhou, there were only a few members of the younger generation.

The elders of other families did not show up at all, and Li Xuan even had conflicts with the Shen family in Yangzhou.

It's only been a few months now, but when Li Xuan came back, he was already the deputy military envoy in charge of recruiting soldiers in the entire Jiangnan Province, and a superior who had the power to kill all the officials in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Sitting in the gorgeous carriage, Li Xuan took out a yellow book from his sleeve and handed it to Dou Xuande, at the same time said in a deep voice: "Dou Weng, this is His Majesty's secret decree."

Dou Xuande took it as if he had expected it, nodded solemnly, took it with both hands, and started to read it seriously.

(End of this chapter)