First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

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Today, the fastest way to convey news is through the official Di Bao. The Di Bao records various developments in the imperial court and spreads them quickly to all prefectures and counties.

After Li Daliang, the governor of Yuezhou who was far away in the land of Wuyue, received the order, his performance made the angel who delivered the order very satisfied, and he respectfully received the order to thank him.

Li Daliang then piled up the records of his three years as governor of Yuezhou, totaling hundreds of volumes, in the front hall of the governor's mansion, sealed them, and left them to the next governor of Yuezhou.

This move made Li Daliang famous. You must know that in this era, books are knowledge, especially this kind of personal experience records.

It not only contains the customs, mountains and landforms of the land of Wu and Yue, but also Li Daliang's governance experience. It is no exaggeration to call it a priceless treasure.

Li Daliang directly and selflessly left it to the next governor. It should be noted that the next governor of Yuezhou has not been selected at this time. No one knows whether this huge favor will be given to anyone in the future. Li Daliang is so selfless.

When the news reached Chang'an, Li Shimin was filled with emotion and issued an order to praise him again.

After Li Daliang received the order, he went straight to Jiaozhou without any delay.

There was no intention to refuse, only gratitude. Compared with the previous Lu Zushang, this was completely different.

At the same time, Lingnan also received the newspaper from Chang'an City. After reading it, all the prefectures and counties were also shocked in their hearts.

Taiwei... The power of the Gao family is still the same.

At the head of the newly built Kaihai City, Gao Chong looked at the dock in the distance with his hands behind his back, his body upright.

However, there is something strange in my heart: Aye is Gao Taiwei, so am I not Gao Yanei?

As early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the title "Ya Nei" existed, and Li Yuan was also called "Ya Nei" for a time.

Because since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, children of nobles have mostly been chosen to serve as personal guards in the Forbidden Palace, that is, Qianniu Beishen. Li Yuan served as Qianniu Beishen in the Forbidden Palace back then.

The noble sons who are forbidden to serve in the yamen are called yamen.

Of course, with such an official title as Gao Chong, no one would call him that.

"The Envoy, Kaihai City has been completed, and the navy has taken shape. Do you think we will let you go to sea for some actual combat?" Zhou Zhongyin, the navy commander, bowed and asked.

"I understand Meng Xiu's desire to fight." Gao Chong nodded slightly and said with a smile, "It's just that the time has not come yet. Please wait a little longer while you continue to practice and practice."

Zhou Zhongyin nodded regretfully and agreed. This was the third time he asked for a fight, but Gao Chong was still not allowed.

Seeing Zhou Zhongyin's expression of regret, he rushed to disperse the people around him and asked with a smile: "Does Meng Xiu have any doubts?"

Zhou Zhongyin also knew Gao Chong's temperament and would not blame him for his words. He immediately said bluntly: "Exactly, it's not that I want to fight recklessly, but that the naval forces need to see blood and actual combat before they can gather their combat power."

Gao Chong nodded with satisfaction, "What Meng Xiu said is true." Then he changed his tone and asked, "Do you know Lin Yi?"

Zhou Zhongyin was startled, and then nodded in agreement, "I heard a little bit about Xianglin County in the Han Dynasty."

Gao Chong looked at the sea level in the distance, the salty sea breeze blowing on his face, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone was a little incomprehensible, "Yes, the hometown of the Han Dynasty is now its own country, and it is constantly invading the border areas. It's really a joke...".

Zhou Zhongyin had a clear mind and his heart immediately moved when he heard the words, "Jing Luezhi, are you talking about Lin Yi?"

Gao Chong turned his head with a solemn expression, "Remember, we, the Tang Dynasty, will never interfere in other countries' internal affairs and have always advocated peaceful coexistence. At the same time, if neighboring countries are in trouble, they will never sit idly by and ignore it."

What he said made Zhou Zhong feel confused and confused.

Gao Chong clapped his hands on the city bricks and said slowly: "I received a letter a few days ago that the Zhenla Kingdom's conquests may have disturbed our territory, and the Linyi Kingdom has suffered greatly. Soon, I will be asked to ask for help."

Zhou Zhongyin opened his mouth wide in disbelief.

Listen to these words, "Soon, you will be asking for help from our court..." How come this sounds like everything is within your arrangement.

"That's when your navy will see blood," Gao Chong said quietly, "Meng Xiu, you will be the first Tang general to land on the peninsula after Liu Fang of the Sui Dynasty."

Zhou Zhongyin suddenly became excited, "Jing Lue wants to take the opportunity to regain Lin Yi?"

Gao Chong shook his head when he heard this. Zhou Zhongyin was stunned when he saw this, and then heard Gao Chong continue to say: "Not enough."

"Not enough?" Zhou Zhongyin suddenly felt his breathing quicken.

"Three goals," Gao Chong continued: "Guarantee goals, regain Linyi, and reset prefectures and counties."

"Challenge the target and annex Funan."

"The ultimate goal is to annex the three countries."

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There was a moment of silence. Apart from the whistling sea breeze, Zhou Zhongyin could already hear his rapid breathing.

After he calmed down, Zhou Zhongyin said with difficulty: "Recovering Linyi is a well-known division and has great potential. But the other two goals are a little too...too radical?"

"Pedantry", Gao Chong reprimanded: "If a saint governs the world, if he does not forge ahead, how can he create a prosperous civil and military age? I want to start the Age of Discovery, and the Indo-China Peninsula is bound to be won."

"Meng Xiu, although we have only known each other for a short time, you are a general of King Huaiyang. For this reason, I can use you without any worries. Now I just want to see if you have the courage?"

Listening to Gao Chong's heavy words, Zhou Zhongyin's eyes gradually began to shine, and he immediately beat his chest and said: "I am lucky enough to be able to receive advice and advice. If I can build such a huge achievement, I will die without regrets."

Upon seeing this, Gao Chong looked up to the sky and laughed, "Okay, I saw you right."

Then he looked at Zhou Zhongyin very seriously and said, "If you hesitate for a moment today, I won't be able to use you anymore."

Zhou Zhongyin felt a chill in his heart, his back felt slightly chilly in the hot weather in Lingnan.

"Longzhou Chen Jiyuan has secretly gone to Jiaozhou. You can leave after he sends the news." Gao Chong ignored Zhou Zhongyin's heart palpitations and continued: "The chaos in Indochina will affect our shipping in a short period of time." road, but this is also an opportunity for our Datang."

"You have an army of [-] marines, formed by young talents from Lingnan, and you have the most powerful ships in the world. It will depend on your performance when the time comes."

Zhou Zhongyin was extremely excited and solemnly promised, "I will never live up to the high expectations of the strategic envoy."

Restoring the family's glory seems to be the wish of every wealthy family in decline.

This is true for Chen Longshu in Longzhou, and the same is true for Zhou Zhongyin in Jiangzhou.After Zhou Zhongyin resigned with great ambition, Gao Chong returned to Jinglue Mansion and summoned Tian Yangming.

Compared with the handsome and handsome Tian Yangming a few months ago, the current Tian Yangming is completely different.

The whole person looks very strong, with dark complexion and rough skin. During this period, Tian Yangming, as the Panyu County Magistrate and the head of the Municipal Shipping Department, has been busy every day, and under the scorching sun of Lingnan, he has become dark and shiny.

"Jing Lue, the road from Kaihai City to Kaiyue City will be opened soon. I am planning to ask you to host the opening ceremony. What do you want from me?" Tian Yangming rolled up his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then grabbed the tea on the desk. Just drink it all in one gulp.

Seeing Tian Yangming's appearance, Gao Chong was also very pleased.

"It was cleared so quickly, Ziguang, you have contributed a lot." Gao Chong personally stepped forward to pour tea for Tian Yangming.

Tian Yangming was not polite, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a grin: "The great Tian Ming Mansion has personally ended up, who of them dares not to work hard?"

"I will mark this great achievement for you," Gao Chong nodded in praise, and then asked, "How is the collection of crocodile skins?"

Hearing this, Tian Yangming slapped his thigh and shouted: "Not to mention, since your "Crocodile Sacrifice" spread, there have been suddenly fewer crocodiles around, so that the number of crocodile skins collected now is less than There are fewer and fewer in the past, and there are rumors among the people that it must be your article that scared the God of God."

The turtle is the crocodile, and the turtle god is the honorific name for the crocodile god in coastal areas.

After hearing this, Gao Chong shook his head and laughed: "It's nonsense. It's just that all the crocodiles were hunted down, and the number of crocodiles decreased sharply. In addition, the crocodiles also sensed the danger and stayed away from the area where humans live. What nonsense is the God of God? If there really is a God of God, it would be Don't dare to harm our people of the Tang Dynasty."

"Let me ask you, I heard that to make qualified leather armor from crocodile skin, it needs to be sun-dried for a long time and then soaked in special oil several times. If the sun-dried time is not enough and the oil-soaked times are not enough, what will happen?" Gao Chong faced. Tian Yangming didn't hide it and asked directly.

Tian Yangming's main responsibility in the past six months has been construction and armor making, and he is already very familiar with the process of making leather armor.

After hearing such a strange question from Gao Chong, Tian Yangming was slightly startled, and then said: "Isn't it crudely made? Of course, the quality is not good, it is easy to crack, easy to be damaged, and the service life is not long."

Then he patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I keep a close eye on the workshop and conduct random inspections myself. This will never happen."

"No", Gao Chong was very happy after hearing this, and said bluntly: "Next, you make five thousand sets of inferior quality leather armors, halve the sun exposure time, and halve the number of oil immersions. What I want is shoddy leather armor." .

Tian Yangming looked stunned, "This... what are you doing, Jing Lue?"

Gao Chong didn't hide anything and said directly: "Support Lin Yi."

Tian Yangming suddenly realized that he also knew about Chen Jiyuan's secret trip to Linyi.

If Lin Yi gets this batch of crude leather armor, his combat power will definitely increase in a short time, and it may cause some trouble to Zhenla, but over time, the leather armor will not be able to withstand the heat of Lingnan and will definitely crack and break. It was the time for Datang to appear.

Tian Yangming chuckled and agreed immediately. He liked the feeling of cheating people behind their backs the most, especially when following the manager, the cheating was done from a righteous and awe-inspiring stance, making it difficult for others to criticize.

After all, Lin Yi would definitely be grateful to the Tang Dynasty after receiving this batch of leather armors. As for whether Lin Yi would use troops against Zhenla, it depends on Chen Jiyuan's ability.

For Chen Jiyuan, Gao Chong also believed in his abilities. Although Gao Chong had no impression of Chen Jiyuan on his original trajectory, after many contacts, Gao Chong also concluded that Chen Jiyuan's future achievements should be greater than those of his father Chen Longshu.

Chen Longshu is also quite talented, but he is too utilitarian, while Chen Puguang, the eldest son of the Chen family, is too wealthy and has no ambition to pursue an official career. Therefore, for the Chen family in Longzhou, Gao Chong values ​​Chen Jiyuan the most and has unlimited potential.

While Gao Chong and others were waiting for news about Chen Jiyuan in Guangzhou, Chen Jiyuan had already arrived in Jiaozhou.

In Jiaozhou, Song Pingcheng was the administrative seat and the back office of the governor's mansion.

Li Shou sat in the study with an uncertain expression. During the day, he received news from Wei Feng Wei that someone would be visiting in the evening.

After an unknown amount of time, a young man wearing a black and brown robe walked in. He had a slender figure, scorching eyes, and looked very capable.

"Longzhou Chen Jiyuan, I have met Governor Li." The young man came and bowed before him. It was Chen Jiyuan who had come from afar.

"Are you Longzhou Chen Erlang?" Li Shou was a little surprised and looked up at Chen Jiyuan, who was tall and tall.

"I've heard about your reputation for a long time, and when I saw you today, you are indeed a young and handsome man." Li Shou didn't understand why people from the Chen family in Longzhou came late at night, but he thought of what Wei Fengwei said to him, and immediately said the same to the junior Chen Jiyuan. Don't dare to neglect.

"Thank you, Governor Li." Chen Jiyuan bowed his hands in thanks, then took out Gao Chong's letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.

"This is a handwritten letter from the Lingnan Economic Envoy. I also ask Governor Li to open it and read it in person."

Li Shou was shocked. He immediately dismissed his attendants and went to pick it up in person. After opening it and reading it, he couldn't calm down for a long time. He just said: "The Duke of Yan is so courageous."

Then he thought for a moment, then raised his head and said to Chen Jiyuan: "I already know what Duke Yan means. Don't worry. Even though I, the governor, will be dismissed soon, at least in Jiaozhou now, what I say still stands. If you need any assistance, even if Tell it."

Chen Jiyuan felt relieved when he heard this. He had long heard that Li Shou, the governor of Jiaozhou and Duke of Sui'an, was greedy for pleasure and extravagant. When he came here, he had no hope. He thought that he would not be able to get help from Li Shou this time when he came to Jiaozhou. , but I didn’t expect that just one letter from the envoy would make Li Shou express his stance like this. The envoy was really powerful.

"Thank you, Governor Li. I need a loyal and reliable guide who is familiar with the mountains and terrain of Linyi and other places. He should also have enough refined food for 500 people for half a month. In addition, I also need the Governor to mobilize a batch of crossbows from the arsenal."

Since he had the support behind him, Chen Jiyuan was not polite and directly told him everything he needed.

After hearing this, Li Shou did not hesitate, waved his hand and said directly: "You can rest for the night, and everything will be ready for you early tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Governor Li." Chen Jiyuan thanked him again.

After Chen Jiyuan bowed and stepped back, Li Shou twirled his slightly curly beard and said in a daze, "Gao Youzhi, I hope you will keep your word."

Li Shou is definitely not a stupid person. It is true that he is greedy for pleasure, but it is just because he does not have much ambition to make achievements. However, it would be a big mistake to think that he is a stupid person.

This time, at Gao Chong's request, he secretly assisted Chen Jiyuan. Although Gao Chong didn't say it explicitly, Li Shou decided to avoid Tao and Du, and immediately summoned his confidants to make a secret explanation.

That night, the arsenal was flooded, and more than [-] arm crossbows and several crossbow bolts were lost.

On the peninsula, the Chenla Kingdom, under the leadership of King Ishnavarman, fought continuously and successfully, all the way to the outside of the capital of Funan Kingdom.

Originally, Ishnavarman thought that he could directly destroy the Funan Kingdom, but he did not expect that an emergency report suddenly came from the rear. The grain transport team of Chenla's army was attacked by mysterious men in black. All the grain and grass were lost, and the grain road was cut off.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, which shocked Ishnavarman to the point where he could not calm down for a long time. On an expedition, the importance of food routes goes without saying.

Once the news spreads, it will shake the morale of the military.

It's just that Ishnavarman calmed down and thought about it carefully. His food route was close to the east, far away from the hometown of Funan Kingdom, and closer to...Linyi Kingdom. The so-called mysterious men in black should not be the remnants of Funan soldiers who had collapsed.

Thinking of this, Ishnavarman's face gradually became gloomy.

　I brewed a cup of cold medicine, drank a bottle of antiviral, and then took a cephalosporin. It was a triple powerful medicine that attacked indiscriminately. I didn’t believe that this bullshit flu virus would survive! ! !
　　(End of this chapter)