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

Chapter 583 Cutting first and then playing, the butcher's knife held high
Under the large plaque of "Gongming Lianwei" in the lobby of the Dudu Mansion in Yangzhou, Li Xuan unfolded an imperial edict with both hands, with a solemn and solemn expression.

All the bureaucrats and subordinates below, including Shi Dou Xuande, the governor of Yangzhou, all knelt down to the ground.

"In the second year of Wei Shangyuan, the second year of Yihai, on the 24th day of Dinghai Wangwuwu in September, the emperor said:

Shi Douxuande, the governor of Yangzhou, was appointed as the ambassador of the Jiangnan Dao army, and Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang County, was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Jiangnan army to prepare for the aid of the East Island.

All the troops follow the order carefully, but they are not in harmony, so they can cut first and then play.

Qinzi favored him, but he was careless! "

After Li Xuan finished reading the imperial decree, Dou Xuande immediately clasped his hands together, accepted the decree, and then thanked him heavily: "Minister Dou Xuande, thank Your Majesty for your grace, long live, long live, long live."

"Long live, long live, long live." Many Yangzhou bureaucrats present immediately bowed their heads at the same time.

"Dou Weng please rise, everyone please rise." Li Xuan stretched out his hand to help Dou Xuande up, and then pointed to the secretary Lang Xue Zhongzhang and the military department member Wailang Laisui and others, and said: "This time, the army preparation, the military department, the household department, and the engineering department are all coordinated. All matters need to be filed in the military department, household department, and industry department."

"I have met you all!" Dou Xuande bowed his hands to everyone very politely.

"I've seen Dou Weng." Xue Zhongzhang and others also bowed their hands to Dou Xuande, and then Xue Zhongzhang handed the two boxes held by the officials behind him to Dou Xuande and Li Xuan respectively.

Jiangnan Daochoujun Ambassador and Jiangnan Daochoujun Deputy Ambassador Dayin.

With these two big seals, both Li Xuan and Dou Xuande can kill first and play later.

Everyone in the hall couldn't help showing a trace of doubt on their faces.

It stands to reason that for this kind of thing, there should be an army-raising ambassador, why should there be a deputy army-raising envoy, and both of them have their own seals, which means that both of them have the right to kill first and act later, which is a bit wrong.

All the people present were senior officials in the officialdom, and they could smell the strange smell inside, but no one would foolishly ask directly what was going on.

After all, even Dou Xuande didn't question anything, how could they dare to question the imperial court's order easily.

After Dou Xuande took over the seal, he sat directly under the lobby, Li Xuan sat beside him, and other government officials stood on both sides, bowing their heads to listen to the order.

"Sima." Dou Xuande turned his head to look at Sima Changyu, and said in a deep voice: "Immediately write to the Dengzhou Navy and Hangzhou Navy to order them to immediately repair their warships, recruit sailors, and prepare supplies for going to sea. All ministries will gather in Dengzhou on the third day of October and leave for Haidong Island."

"Here!" Chang Yu immediately cupped his hands.

Dou Xuande then looked at Hanjiang Zhechong Mansion Lanzhe, and said in a deep voice: "Lan Duwei, I want you to work with the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to quickly repair the ship from now on. On the first day of October, the governor wants to see that all the sailors in the entire Hanjiang Mansion are ready."

"Follow the order." Lan Zhe bowed his hands in agreement with a solemn face, and then backed down.

"Lu Sima!" Dou Xuande looked at Lu Yuanfang, Sima of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion,

Lu Yuanfang immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Please Commander!"

Dou Xuande said solemnly: "From now on, we will mobilize all the grain, grass, timber, and household registers in Yangzhou, and fully cooperate with Hanjiang Mansion to prepare for going to sea. There will be no mistakes."

"This subordinate obeys the order." Lu Yuanfang agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Although Lu Yuanfang was only the Sima of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, in fact, he was in charge of the entire Yangzhou Governor's Mansion.

Official Dou Xuande served as the governor of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and concurrently served as the governor of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion.

Chang Yuguan served as Sima of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and concurrently served as Chief History of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion.

Although they worked in the governor's mansion in Yangzhou, the two of them stayed in the governor's mansion in Yangzhou on weekdays.

Yangzhou Governor's Mansion and all trivial matters in Yangzhou City are presided over by Sima Lu Yuanfang of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion.

For many years, Lu Yuanfang was in Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, and indeed nothing happened there to worry Dou Xuande.

After glancing at Lu Yuanfang, Dou Xuande turned to look at Li Xuan: "Nanchang King."

"Your subordinate is here." Li Xuan immediately stood up and obeyed the order.

"I order you to go south to Hangzhou in three days to urge the Hangzhou navy to prepare. The governor's office in Hangzhou will fully cooperate. If there is any obstacle, you can cut it first and then play it." A murderous look flashed in Dou Xuande's eyes.

"I will obey the order." Li Xuan also had a solemn expression on his face. Both of them were very clear about the seriousness of the matter this time.

A slight deviation will affect not only Andong Road, but even the entire Hebei Road and the imperial court's war preparations against Tubo.

In the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Xuan was young and didn't know anything, but Dou Xuande had experienced it.

The Dou family and the royal family surnamed Li are living together together, the importance of this is equally clear to both of them.

Dou Xuande's face calmed down, he turned his head, looked at the people present, and said: "From today onwards, the Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion, all counties and county government offices, and government offices at all levels will be on duty. If anyone is on duty and no one is found, he will be dismissed immediately."

"The next official obeys the order." Everyone present bowed their hands at the same time, and they dared not ignore Dou Xuande's words.

Now it is half-wartime rhythm, if they are dismissed at this time, no matter how connected they are, it will be difficult to restore the situation.

Dou Xuande took a deep breath, turned to look at Li Xuan: "King of Nanchang, is there anything else?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded, then looked at the crowd, glanced sharply at everyone, and heard him shout coldly: "From today on, the Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion, and the matters discussed and discussed will not be disclosed to the outside world at will. If the king hears something that should not be heard outside, everyone, it will not be a matter of dismissal."

Li Xuan said a word, and everyone present subconsciously looked at Dou Xuande.

Dou Xuande raised his head lightly, and looked at the crowd: "It's not the first time you know the King of Nanchang, if you have any reason to fall into his hands, even the governor can't save you."

The expressions of the people present were suddenly awe-inspiring.

The last time Li Xuan came to Yangzhou, she only did two things.

One is to reorganize the Cao Gang, the leader of the Cao Gang, Xu Jizheng, was imprisoned, and the internal forces of the Cao Gang were reshuffled;

Although this incident will not directly break the situation of the entire Yangzhou, it still makes people terrified, lest the butcher's knife will fall at any time.

You know, Li Xuan at that time was just a passer-by in Yangzhou, and he had already caused such a big commotion. Now that he has arrived in Yangzhou again, he even has the right to kill first and play later.

It was as if a butcher's knife was hanging above everyone's heads, which would fall at any time.

But fortunately, the King of Nanchang will be heading south to Hangzhou in three days.

It's strange, since it's an urgent trip south to Hangzhou, why don't we start as soon as possible, and insist on leaving after three days.

Some sensitive people have already noticed some invisible wind and rain.

"Gentlemen, have you heard my king's words?" Li Xuan shouted again in a cold voice, and everyone present immediately turned around, and at the same time cupped their hands and said, "I will obey the order."

"So, let's go down and get busy." Dou Xuande waved directly to let everyone leave.

However, just as everyone left the lobby, Dou Xuande said again: "Xu Canjun stay here for a while, and prepare a simple dinner tonight for the imperial envoys from the central center."

"Don't dare." Xue Zhongzhang and others hurriedly handed over their hands. They didn't dare to consider themselves imperial envoys, and only Li Xuan had the qualifications.

Dou Xuande waved his hand casually, then looked at Li Xuan and asked: "The king of Nanchang will live in the Dudu's mansion this time, and there are all the officials and envoys, so it is convenient for living and missions."

Li Xuan took a light breath, the expression on his face gradually eased, then he cupped his hands to Dou Xuande: "Rubi, I will trouble Weng Dou."

The last time Li Xuan came here, she lived in the Yangzhou Post Station, but now she lives directly in the Dudu Mansion.

……

The waning moon was like a hook, and in the back office of the Governor's Mansion in Yangzhou, rows of tables and desks were placed like flowing water from under the flower hall in the backyard.

Li Xuan and Dou Xuande sat at the top, Sima Changyu of the Governor's Mansion and Sima Lu Yuanfang of the Governor's Mansion were on the left, Xue Zhongzhang, Lai Sui, Zhou Qian and Cui Ding were on the right. Although their official positions were not high, they were real Beijing officials.

The food and drinks at the banquet were relatively simple and not extravagant, which disappointed some Beijing officials who hoped to see the prosperity of Yangzhou.

But after glancing at Li Xuan and Dou Xuande who were having a serious conversation at the first moment, everyone's thoughts quickly calmed down.

Li Xuan had just finished drinking the wine in his glass, at this moment, he heard Dou Xuande ask: "Nephew, why didn't you see Qianniu Weiqiu Beishen when you came south this time!"

"What Weng Dou wants to ask is about General Qiu Zhonglang, right?" Li Xuan had a wry smile on his face, and then said: "Actually, my nephew doesn't know how General Qiu Zhonglang is now. Since he left after chasing and killing you in Muzhou, my nephew has never seen him. Even Qiu Beishen, for some reason, after returning to Chang'an, my nephew has never seen him again."

Dou Xuande didn't answer directly, but turned sideways, playing with the wine glass in his hand, and said softly: "There are rumors that Qiu Shenji went to the grassland. The last time the grassland tribes escaped from Chang'an with Xieli and Tuli's descendants, it really angered the Queen of Heaven, so Qiu Shenji was sent to the grassland."

"Maybe it's the right use." Li Xuan looked at the waning moon in the wine glass, and said softly: "Zhonglang will be a cruel character. I heard that he was also a decisive and decisive fighter in the Western Regions. He was so prolific in killing that he really wanted to catch up with the Duke of Pingyang."

Xue Rengui, the Duke of Pingyang County, is known for his decisive killing in the future. His attacks are fierce, bloody and cruel, and can even make babies stop crying.

When the tribes in the grassland heard that Xue Rengui had been transferred to be the governor of Daizhou, they immediately withdrew their outstretched minions in fright.

Although the escape of Ashina Nishugen and Ashina Gana involved grassland tribes, there were no grassland tribes from Yunzhong Dingxiang generation.

Xue Rengui's prestige is almost all slashed with a knife.

Qiu Shenji is not far behind in this aspect, he is cruel, ruthless, bloodthirsty, not at all inferior to Xue Rengui, Duke of Pingyang County, but it is a pity...

"Let's talk about business." Dou Xuande's face instantly became solemn, and he asked in a low voice: "How does my nephew think about the next thing?"

"First of all, let's start with the sinner of Silla. My nephew came south this time. He set out from Chang'an and traveled all the way in a hurry. The news along the way was blocked. Some people must be in a hurry now. Whether it is Silla or the king of the East Sea, it's just a matter of time."

A slight sneer appeared on the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, the good show has just begun.

(End of this chapter)