Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Even now, a large number of people in the countryside of the Tang Dynasty have not yet truly escaped from the ranks of illiteracy.

Although the Tang Dynasty introduced a series of policies and learned the literacy teaching curriculum of Dayan, it was too difficult to promote it.

after all,

The landlords and wealthy people in the countryside control everything. They want to exploit the people, so naturally they cannot expect the people to be literate.

and,

The government officials below are all aristocratic families who are in cahoots with the landlords and wealthy people. How can we expect them to promote literacy?
That's impossible!

These kids...
They came to Yanyun City.

Yes!

That's it!

Yanyun City has everything that the Tang Dynasty cannot give them, and Li Shimin has no face to say whether the other party has betrayed him or not.

Besides, even if most of these people don’t return to the Tang Dynasty at that time, if one or two of them can go back, the Tang Dynasty will still gain.

"go back!"

"go home!"

"Go back to Chang'an."

"I, I never want to come here again."

After a while, Li Shimin slammed the table and said so.

At this moment, Li Shimin and others who were far away in Yanyun City did not know that a disaster was brewing in the Tang Dynasty!

……

Datang.

The heart of Tang Dynasty!

Jiangnan Road,
In a village on the outskirts of Tanzhou Prefecture.

Although it is almost December now, the temperature in Jiangnan Road is much higher than that in Huainan Road and Shannan Road in the north.

Further north,
In places like Henan Road, Guannei Road, and Hedong Road, the winter here is completely different from that in Jiangnan Road.

If you go further north, it's even more so.

In comparison, the climate in Jiangnan Road can be said to be very good.

It’s not that cold in winter.

Just, it's a little damp.

On weekdays, in winter, the people of Jiangnan Road don't worry about heating. What they worry about is only the humid weather and the stuffy air that seems to make people feel a little breathless.

Fangshan Village is of course no exception. Normally, the people worry about these two things. But this winter, it is different, because there is another life-threatening thing in the village.

In the village, Liu Dabao’s home.

Liu Dabao was holding the child in his arms and he was shivering uncontrollably. But even so, he still wanted to cover the child with all his clothes.

Liu Dabao was anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He didn't know what was going on, and it seemed that the whole village was like this.

Even though Liu Dabao bought several doses of medicine, they had no effect at all after he took them.

There are three people in the family, him, his child, and his wife. His wife is now curled up in bed, and her condition is even more serious than his and the child's.

Moreover, my wife usually looks pretty good and the neighbors would always praise her when they saw her. But now, for some reason, red rashes have appeared on her face, mouth, arms, and body, which looks quite scary.

Later, Liu Dabao found out that almost everyone in the village had the same symptoms.

No one knows how to treat it.

But the villagers didn't have the money to hire a good doctor.

Besides, everyone was the same, which made the villagers feel a little comforted. At least it wasn't them, so no one moved.

They are all just hanging on.

However, there are some things that you cannot just endure.

If an experienced doctor took one look at it, he would be able to recognize it on the spot. It should be the legendary smallpox.

But, it was winter and not the busy farming season, so there were very few people coming and going. Besides, no one would spend a lot of money to hire a doctor, and the doctors would not come to this place specifically.

This winter has been very difficult for the people in Fangshan Village.

However, Chang'an didn't know about these things happening in Jiangnan Road, and the people in other roads didn't know about them either. No, it should be said that even the provincial government in Jiangnan Road didn't know about them.

Winter is still winter.

People are still busy as usual after a year. Everyone has slowed down, taken a break, and is looking forward to the arrival of the Spring Festival.

……

Changan.

When Li Shimin returned with Fang Xuanling, Pei Ji and others, winter had already arrived.

Not long after that, a heavy snow fell in Chang'an.

The heavy snow blocked the road and also blocked Chang'an.

The bustling Chang'an suddenly became quiet. There were fewer pedestrians on the streets. Every household locked themselves at home, guarding the food and admiring the snowflakes.

Heavy snow means a good harvest.

Everyone is looking forward to another good harvest next year.

Imperial City.

Ganlu Temple.

The stove in the middle was crackling, with sparks flying and smoke billowing.

A table, right next to the stove.

There was a small pot on the table, and some vegetables and meat were placed on the surrounding tables.

This is how they learned to eat hot pot in Yanyun City. It must be said that this way of eating can really make people feel happy in winter, and it is also too convenient. They can eat whatever they want, and it is all freshly scooped out of the soup.

"What haven't you found out yet?"

"Is the whereabouts of the King of Chu and his men so mysterious?"

Li Shimin glanced at Pei Ji, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and others beside him, took a bite of mutton, and asked.

After returning from Yanyun City last time, Li Shimin ordered them to work together to find out why the King of Chu was so crazy.

Li Shimin wanted to know what the King of Chu was doing in Yanyun City.

In general, what is its position?

"Your Majesty, this..."

Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Your Majesty, I don't know."

"Up to now, there is still no news. The people over there and the old ministers have been urging us, but they all say that they can't get close to the house at all."

"In fact, not long ago, we lost a group of people. They disappeared completely. It seems that Dayan has already noticed that we are secretly investigating Princess Changle and the others. I just don't know whether these people are protecting the King of Chu or the two princesses."

Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice.

Pei Ji, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and others didn't dare to speak.

Li Shimin directly handed this matter over to all of them at that time. The Jinwu Guards who went north to investigate were all aware of all the developments.

Li Shimin just wanted them to be able to do what they want: three cobblers can do as well as one Zhuge Liang.

after all,

They have their own ways of doing espionage, collecting intelligence, and conducting secret surveillance.

This also shows Li Shimin's extreme desire for results.

Li Shimin, only the result matters.

But now, there is no news.

Li Shimin still hasn't gotten over the blow he suffered last time in Yanyun City. He's still wondering, what the hell is the King of Chu doing this right!
If Changle and Li Xueyan said this to him, he would have endured it, but how could he, a guy with nothing, have the right to treat him like this?
"hiss….."

Li Shimin took a deep breath and looked at Fang Xuanling, his eyes full of helplessness. "Does it make a difference?"

"The King of Chu lives with Changle and Li Xueyan. It doesn't matter who this person is protecting. I don't care who they are protecting. I just want a result."

Li Shimin said this, took a big gulp of wine, and said in a deep voice.

Fang Xuanling swallowed and nodded repeatedly.

"But, Your Majesty..." Li Jing pursed his lips bitterly and took a sip of wine to moisten his throat: "But, Your Majesty, Dayan's control over Yanyun City is too strict. Our Jinwu Guard has not made much progress during this period."

"Please, please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Otherwise, I will go to Yanyun City right now and personally investigate. I believe that there will be results soon."

Li Jing's voice was hoarse.

Beside them, Pei Ji, Cheng Yaojin and others all lowered their heads.

At the beginning,

Li Shimin entrusted this matter to all of them.

Now, naturally, they are all jointly responsible for the poor investigation and are all at fault.

"never mind."

Li Shimin sighed deeply, looked at the snow outside the palace, and took a deep breath: "I, I don't want our Tang Dynasty to lose a duke for no reason!"

"It won't affect Da Yan much if it loses some Jinwu Guards, but if any of you are captured, it will be a slap in my face."

Li Shimin's voice was low.

Everyone was silent.

Come to think of it, it is indeed true.

If they were captured by Dayan, Dayan would directly send people to Chang'an to ask Li Shimin to redeem them. Then, Your Majesty, would the Tang Dynasty still have the face to redeem them?

Including the person who was arrested, his prestige will probably be completely destroyed.

"King Chu."

"I didn't expect that this guy would become so troublesome one day."

"Forget it. If there is no further progress with the Jinwu Guards of Yanyun City, and if a few of them continue to disappear from time to time, just withdraw the rest."

"Since it has been discovered by Da Yan, there is no need to do anything about it."

"I'm afraid if we continue to let it go, we won't be able to find out anything."

Li Shimin let out a breath and picked up the wine glass again.

"It's snowing, soon, and it's another year."

"Let's drink to the fact that our Tang Dynasty has not perished this year."

Everyone, look at me and I look at you.

Looking at each other.

His eyes were bitter.

Everyone here, who is not a pillar of the Tang Dynasty?
Which one of them is not a Duke of the Tang Dynasty? Which one of them does not have the supreme status in the Tang Dynasty?
They control the Tang Dynasty, they dominate the Tang Dynasty, and they hold the direction of the Tang Dynasty ship in their hands.

They felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.

but,
They also had to raise their cups and respond to Li Shimin.

They knew that His Majesty did not say this intentionally for them to hear, nor did he say this intentionally to embarrass them. These words were truly from His Majesty's heartfelt emotion.

Because they knew that what His Majesty said was true.

The sadness deep in your majesty's eyes is also real.

Another year has passed in the Tang Dynasty.

What will happen to the Tang Dynasty next year?

What price will the Tang Dynasty pay?
this year,

Jiannan Road is gone again. What will happen to the Tang Dynasty next year?

There was silence in the Ganlu Palace.

There was only the sound of people swallowing their wine.

And to be honest, this wine was also bought from Dayan.

Ever since they drank the wine from Dayan, they could no longer drink the wine from Datang.

"Your Majesty, next year, next year I will definitely defend the Tang Dynasty to the death and will never give the Great Yan any chance to take advantage of me!!!"

Li Jing tightly grasped the wine glass in his hand, his eyes were a little red.

Li Shimin glanced at him, said nothing, and just took a bite of the food.

Just at this time, Li Junxian walked in.

"Your Majesty, there are people from Dayan outside who want to see you."

"He said he was from the Dayan Development Group and wanted to discuss something with Your Majesty."

Li Junxian said in a deep voice.

As soon as this word comes out,
Be it Li Jing, who was filled with grief and indignation and wanted to issue a military order, or Fang Xuanling, Pei Ji and others who were also worried, their eyes all turned around and looked over.

What the hell! What does that mean?
Someone from Dayan came to ask for a meeting with me?
I'm a good boy.

Are the people from Dayan coming?
Li Shimin's fingers were trembling, his eyes were wide open and he looked a little bit unbelievable. Could it be that Dayan had sent an envoy?
But why didn’t you tell me in advance?

“They, they…”

Li Shimin took a deep breath to calm his excited mood.

"who are they?"

"Dayan Development Group? Could it be Heshen, the general manager of Dayan Development Group? I remember his name was Heshen!!! He is a heavyweight figure in Dayan, hiss..."

"If he can come to visit our Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid it also represents the intention of the Great Yan Emperor."

Li Shimin rubbed his hands excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Li Junxian immediately knew that His Majesty had misunderstood him, and quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, no, it's... the staff of the Dayan Development Group. They said that their group had received too many suggestions from the people of Chang'an, and they all wanted to install a telegraph communication station in Chang'an."

"This way, it will be convenient to contact Dayan's relatives."

"So, I thought of asking your Majesty what you think."

"After all, this matter is a bit complicated. If you agree, they will start working on it. If you don't agree, they certainly won't do it."

Li Junxian explained.

The people who came this time were just ordinary staff members, not Heshen, the general manager of Dayan Development Group.

Sometimes the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. In order to prevent His Majesty from being disappointed again, Li Junxian immediately shattered Li Shimin's fantasy.

"Ok?"

And when Li Junxian said this, Li Shimin, as expected, was stunned for a moment.

staff?

Just thinking of installing a telegraph communication station in Chang'an?
This….
I thought it was someone from Dayan who had come on a diplomatic mission.

Li Shimin sat down again with a grim look on his face.

I am the king of a country after all. How can an ordinary staff member of Dayan Development Group ask to see me?
damn it!
What do those people down there eat?
What do people in Jingzhao Prefecture eat?
Even if Dayan is strong, I have never fallen to the point where I can be compared with any random clerk in Dayan.

Meet a Da Yan staff member yourself?
Damn it!
If you tell this to others, won’t people laugh their heads off?
"roll!"

"Let them go!"

"What a shitty communication station. We don't need it in the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "In the future, people like this will be driven away. Let them go to Jingzhao Prefecture or other government offices. It's not decent to come to me directly!"

Li Shimin's voice sounded a little annoyed.

Li Junxian smiled bitterly, immediately accepted the order, bowed and was about to leave. (End of this chapter)