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

Chapter 960: Wherever the great road leads, there is Tiantang.

In front of the gate of Kaihuafang, Li Xuan, dressed in black clothes and armor, waved her hands back slightly, then turned and left.

Two teams of Qianniu Guards and two teams of Jinwu Guards guarded the surrounding areas and accompanied Li Xuan to Changzhou.

Liu Jinyu stood under the square gate, leaning on his mother's concubine Ouyang's arms, unable to hold back her tears.

Today Li Xuan plans to return to Changzhou, and there are many people seeing him off, so Li Xuan simply lets Liu Jinyu stay in the house without going to the Weishui River.

He basically did everything that needed to be explained.

As for the rest, the expedited trip from Changzhou to Chang'an, which is [-] miles, only takes three days.

As soon as he left today, Li Xuan's power in Chang'an, except for the caravan and the hidden forces that no one knew about, almost all the power on the surface was withdrawn.

Put on a posture of no longer getting involved in Chang'an affairs.

Similarly, it is not that easy for others to plot against Li Xuan.

Not to mention the emperor's letter, Qin Ming, Di Renjie, and Laisui are all in Chang'an.

By the way, we also need to add Yao Chong.

As long as you don't make mistakes, it's not easy for others to criticize you.

Not to mention, there is Liu Rengui in the DPRK.

As for Li Xian, Li Xuan doesn't care whether he lives or lives.

He helped everything that needed to be done.

If Li Xian is still addicted to fighting and does not concentrate on handling government affairs, he will be punished when the time comes.

……

The Changzhou departure team merged into Li Xuan's team on the long street, followed by a group of family members who were seeing them off.

Li Xuan's eyes swept over and saw Yao Chong following Yao Yi.

At the age of 20, Yao Chong, dressed in green robe, kept talking to his father.

It makes people smile, but also a little warm.

Li Xuan gathered her mood and continued to move forward. Finally, outside the city gate, she saw Qin Ming and Lai Sui coming to see them off.

As for Di Renjie, he wants to go to the Chang Dynasty.

The strange thing is that Liu Shenli, Minister of Industry, was also there, accompanied by a young general whom Li Xuan had never seen before.

Murong Zhong and Qu Chongyu were all talking respectfully to Liu Shenli.

At this moment, a fast horse came running from behind at great speed.

Li Xuan turned her head subconsciously, with a surprised look on her face.

Wearing a purple python robe, he is Li Xian.

Li Xuan turned over and dismounted, waved his hands, and his men immediately began to continue towards the bank of the Wei River.

Li Xian chased him outside the city gate, but was stopped directly by Li Xuan.

"Uncle Wang." Li Xian dismounted with a smile and said, "It's rare to have a reason to run wildly in Chang'an today. It's very enjoyable."

"It would be interesting to be sued by the imperial censor." Li Xuan rolled her eyes at Li Xian angrily and looked at Liu Shenli, Qu Chongyu and others who were walking over. Li Xuan whispered: "That's it. Well, it’s not suitable for you to go too far out of the city alone.”

, "Okay." Li Xian couldn't say anything more, so he changed his mind and said: "After Sanlang's scientific examination, he and Shilang will set off for Taozhou. If Uncle Wang has nothing to do, he can come to Taozhou to meet him."

"I accept your order." Li Xuan bowed and saluted.

Li Xian was the marching marshal of Taochang Road and Li Xuan's superior. Li Xian could not treat his orders casually.

"Your Highness." Liu Shenli, Murong Zhong, Qu Chongyu and others saluted Li Xian at the same time.

Li Xian waved his hand and said: "Today I am here to see off the King of Nanchang and all his ministers on the order of the prince. The front line is urgent, so I will not say anything more.

If Duke Pengcheng has something to do, please tell me so that we won't go to the Weishui River. "

"Here!" Liu Shenli earnestly handed over his hands. Then he looked at Li Xuan, stepped aside, and let the young general beside him out. At the same time, he introduced to Li Xuan: "This is the Supervisory Censor Lou Shide. I am the next official." I was specially mobilized from Yushitai to go to the northwest states to supervise the transportation of grain and grass and the construction of camps. I also ask for your help."

"I heard the name of Censor Lou." Li Xuan nodded seriously and said, "Taochang Road must obey the order of the general manager, transport grain and grass to various places on time, and store them properly."

The Northwest Road is not limited to Taochang Road, but also Lanshan Road, Ganliang Road, and Shasu Road. The grain and grass from each state need to be transported in batches to Daqugou, Xinghai, Dafeichuan and other places.

They were not all gathered in one place, but were distributed and stored in various places to avoid giving it all to the Tubo spies.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The young censor, Lou Shide, was wearing a military uniform and had a very clean smile.

Lou Shide, Wang Xiaojie, Li Duozuo, Hei Te Changzhi, these younger generation generals began to gradually step onto the battlefield.

People like Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian will be eliminated soon.

It's a pity that people like Di Renjie and Yao Chong still need time to grow up.

The road to prime minister is not that easy.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, looked at Liu Shenli, cupped her hands and said, "What other instructions does the chief manager have?"

"Work carefully." Liu Shenli looked solemn and said seriously: "The Tubo people will inevitably infiltrate Changzhou and destroy food and grass, so the prince should be more careful.

In addition, regarding the Wuhai incident, I also ask the prince and Xiaojie to cooperate with each other to find out the Tibetan troops' deployment in Wuhai as soon as possible. "

Liu Shenli raised his head and looked at the crowd, and said solemnly: "The first battle of this battle is very difficult. If we can win the battle in the bitter sea, everything will be much easier after that."

"I respect General Manager Jun's order." Li Xuan, Murong Zhong, Qu Chongyu and others all handed over their hands at the same time.

"Okay, I have nothing more to say, Your Highness." Liu Shenli turned to look at Li Xian.

Li Xian nodded slightly, and then said: "I am here, taking the place of the crown prince and my father. I wish you all the best to overcome the wind and waves and move forward unimpeded."

"The Tang Dynasty is destined by destiny, the sun and the moon are shining brightly." Everyone was solemn and bowed solemnly to Li Xian and Chang'an behind him.

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On the Wei River, Li Xuan spent a lot of effort to get everyone settled.Officials from Taozhou, including Murong Zhong, Qu Chongyu, Lou Shide, and many others came with their entourage.

Although you are not allowed to bring your family members with you when you take office, there are no regulations for your entourage and servants.

Especially those county magistrates and county lieutenants who came from famous families were surrounded by many staff.

Fortunately, these people don't have to come from Taozhou for their salaries.

What Taozhou really needs is the professionals from Sinong Temple and Taipu Temple who will serve as supervisors. They are the foundation for Li Xuan to govern Changzhou.

Although there are not many female relatives, there are still some.

Li Xuan stood on the deck, looking at the maids who were constantly coming and going on the ship behind, and sighed helplessly in her heart.

Those people are all maids of Murong Yi, the princess of Tianshan County. It is also said that Murong Yi's daughter will also go to Fuqi City together this time.

When Tuyuhun returned to his kingdom, the daughters and sons-in-law of King Tuyuhun would also go together.

Li Xuan's face calmed down.

He is really not optimistic about Tuyuhun's future.

The crown prince of Tuyuhun had ambitions in his eyes, and he wished he could drive all the power of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo out of Tuyuhun.

But there was no way, the western Tuyuhun was still under the control of the Tubo people, and the eastern Tuyuhun, Li Xuan even cut off the entire east of Fuqi City.

There is also a new city that is being built. On the surface, it seems that the Tang Dynasty is ready to reinforce Golmud and Delingha, which are attacked by the Tubo people. But in fact, it completely blocks the Tuyuhun people from spying on Changzhou.

If the Tang army had not pressed down on the territory, there would have been a war with the Tubo people soon, and the Tuyuhun people might have been preparing for friction with the Tang Dynasty.

Li Xuan lowered her head slightly, a hint of sharpness flashed across her expression.

He has never intended to actively ease the contradiction, and he is even quietly promoting it.

If Tuyuhun does not rebel, how can Li Xuan annex Tuyuhun in the future.

……

Walking into the main cabin from the cabin, Li Xuan saw Yao Yi who was looking at the map of Changzhou at a glance, and asked: "Chang Shi, can you get anything?"

Yao Yi nodded seriously and said: "Your Majesty, the real focus of governing Changzhou this time is Guinan and Tongde, Tongren and Xingzhou, followed by Qugou, and finally Zeku."

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "The plateau land itself is not suitable for growing food.

The situation of colleagues is better, but Tongde in southern Guizhou is too affected by the grassland and needs fine adjustment.

Finally, there is Xingzhou, which mainly grows grass, but it also needs to be zoned and managed. The best place to grow what kind of grass needs to be carefully demarcated. "

"What the prince said makes sense." Yao Yi nodded in agreement. In fact, he had already seen Li Xuan's plan.

This time, people were transferred from the Five Supervisors of the Liubu and Nine Temples. Taipu Temple will be the supervisor. Sinong Temple has the most people and is the most valued by Li Xuan.

"Chang Shi, I am personally responsible for matters on the front line. However, within Changzhou, grazing and farming are all left to Chang Shi. The other Chang Shi does not need to take care of anything. As long as we ensure that there is enough pasture for cattle, sheep and horses in autumn, Reserve, the people will have enough food until next autumn, this is a great political achievement." Li Xuan seriously entrusted all her thoughts to Yao Yi.

"What about Sima?" Yao Yi looked at Li Xuan with some worry. The army was going to war. How could Changzhou not mobilize its troops?

"Sima is a partial force. He will lead a thousand Tuyuhun cavalry into the mountain road and take a long detour to Dafeichuan." A trace of confidence flashed at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth and he said softly: "Before winter, the Tubo people will not make a big move against Changzhou. Yeah, they don’t have that chance either.”

"By the way, there is another thing." Li Xuan pointed to the vast area of ​​​​Xinghai and said in a deep voice: "Xinghai needs to build roads. Build long hard roads on the entire grassland. While dividing the grassland, it will provide space for the army. Lay the groundwork for the transportation of grain and grass."

"Your Majesty is trying to offset the gap between our dynasty and the Tubo people on the grasslands." Yao Yi saw Li Xuan's purpose clearly at a glance.

The war horses of the Tubo people could roam freely on the grasslands, but the carriages of the Tang Dynasty were much more troublesome, so as long as the roads were paved, the army could reach anywhere at any time.

Moreover, the war horses of the Tang Dynasty were more suitable for running on hard ground. Compared with the grassland, their combat power was better displayed.

"Besides Xinghai, there are the Kuhai and Wuhai." Li Xuan looked at the location of Wuhai on the map and said softly: "From Wuhai to Xinghai, there are grasslands, swamps, and pits everywhere, so We need to build roads.

As long as our road reaches Xinghai, it will be much easier for the army to attack us. "

Li Xuan said softly: "Wherever the great road leads, there is Tiantang."

Yao Yi looked solemn and bowed slightly.

……

"The King of Nanchang is gone!"

Ming Chongyan walked into the bachelor's college from the outside and looked at the few North Gate bachelors who were on duty.

Yuan Wanqing nodded slightly and said, "Now that the King of Nanchang has left, I'm afraid he won't come back until the end of the year."

Fan Lubing walked up from behind: "He is no longer a threat to us."

Ming Chongyan had to nod. Although Empress Wu was on guard against King Nanchang, in fact, that kind of power was still equivalent to being prepared.

Even if the Hou Mochen family will hinder the King of Nanchang, it will not be too much.

Unless it comes time for them to completely fall out with the King of Nanchang, but at that time, there is only one chance.

"How are King Cao and King Yue doing recently?" Ming Chongyan took the initiative to change the topic.

Yuan Wanqing said with a solemn expression: "It has been verified that King Cao and King Yue are planning to send a generous gift to the emperor's eldest son, worth five thousand gold."

"So much." Ming Chongyan was shocked. This amount of money, even if all the family property of Beimen bachelors like them were added up, was not that much.

Even for the Duke of Zhou, if you put aside the reward from the queen, five thousand gold is already one-tenth of the family property.

"The King of Yue has several mines in the south of the Yangtze River, and King Cao has his own cabinet shop in Yangzhou and Suzhou. The money is not much." Yuan Wanqing shook his head slightly.

"Pindao remembers that the King of Nanchang investigated this matter." Ming Chongyan narrowed his eyes. This is a lot of money.

Yuan Wanqing glanced at Ming Chongyan in surprise and said, "The King of Nanchang originally planned to conduct an in-depth investigation, but then the court appointed someone else, so he hung up."

"So now, do you want to continue the investigation?" Ming Chongyan looked at Yuan Wanqing seriously.

Yuan Wanqing nodded lightly: "We need to investigate, we need to investigate deeply."

(End of this chapter)