Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 495 Old Love
What a wonderful proposal!

The prince sat quietly at the side, his eyes were slightly closed, and he remained silent. All the officials couldn't help but look at King Qin several times, startled by his proposal.

The sage also turned around abruptly, looked at King Qin, and asked, "Gather the soldiers and horses of Yuezhou, Taizhou, Hangzhou, and Wenzhou to the navy, and use the navy to lead the military affairs of the four states?"

The King of Qin said: "Exactly! Due to the terrain, the soldiers and civilians of these four states must be familiar with the nature of water. If they can be gathered together in the navy, the difficulty of getting familiar with the nature of water in the first stage will be easily solved. My sister only needs a little training. Moreover, these four states are relatively safe, and on land, unless someone rebels, it will be as stable as Mount Tai. Even if there are enemies, they should come from the sea, and the establishment of a navy can prevent them from coming from the sea. Enemy! That's why, in my opinion, half of the soldiers from these four states can be dismantled and put into the navy, and then recruited on the spot to gather a hundred thousand people to shock the sea and lead the military affairs of the four states."

This is a bold suggestion, and a first-of-its-kind suggestion!

The sage said: "The king of Qin's remonstrance is a very important matter, let's discuss it again, and then we will talk about it later."

"Here."

Qin Wang responded, and immediately said: "I have a second suggestion."

The sage looked very pleased with the look in King Qin's eyes, with a look of "my son is really good, I'm so happy", and said with a smile, "what's the matter? Let's just say it."

"Here."

The King of Qin bowed and said, "Father, if the new rice planted in the south of the Yangtze River is successfully planted, sister will have made great contributions. However, this proposal was proposed by Xue Lang. If it is successful, there should be rewards for the merits. Therefore, father..."

The king of Qin bowed to the bottom, raised his hands above his head, and expressed his sincerity: "My son knows that Xue Lang's offense against his father is really rude, but he sympathizes with him because of his public heart and the merit of introducing new rice seeds. I beg my father to forgive him once and forgive him." For the crime of exile, return him to freedom."

The sage's expression was unpredictable, he couldn't see any joy or anger, and he glanced at the prince with a vague look, and saw that he was sitting peacefully, but he didn't intercede for Xue Lang with the king of Qin... The sage sighed silently in his heart, and looked into the hall— —

Li Gang, Pei Ju, Pei Ji, etc. also bowed and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

Pei Ju said: "I am a sage, Xue Lang is a man who is cautious and careful. When he was in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he was actually the right-hand man of the minister. Under his reform, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Cang have made great progress compared with before. Looking at it with old eyes, Xue Lang is really a person who does things, although he has no talent for eloquence, but his character is worthy of trust, please forgive Xue Lang at the discretion of the sage!"

Li Gang also said: "Sage, Xue Lang entered the court because he was recommended by an old minister. He is a man of great talent and conduct. I don't say I know everything about him, but he is also a gentleman. With such conduct and talent, the saint has already punished him for his recklessness." If you are rude, why don't you take pity on one or two, and spare him the punishment of exile!"

The sage stared at the people kneeling on the ground in the hall. After a long time, he sighed and said, "That's all! Since the king of Qin and all the ministers pleaded for him, I will forgive him once. However, there are conditions for this forgiveness."

"Father, please speak."

King Qin asked happily, his joy was beyond words.The sage said: "Although the punishment of exile can be avoided, how to avoid it depends on how he does things. For the time being, let him go to Taizhou to reunite with Pingyang, and also order him to preside over the trial planting of new rice seeds. Let him be exempted from the punishment of exile, if not... Huh, let him never have to return to Chang'an in this life!"

"Thank you father!"

King Qin immediately thanked him.The sage waved his hand and said, "I'm tired today, so let's leave first. As for Erlang's proposal that the naval division be in charge of the military affairs of the four states, we will discuss it tomorrow. Let's step down!"

"Here, I will take my leave!"

The Crown Prince, King Qin and all the ministers resigned, but the joy on King Qin's face did not fade, and he happily left the palace.

This way, in the eyes of the sage, he couldn't help adding a smile to the expression on his face. He called Pei Ji to stop, and the two good friends walked together by the Taiye Pond.

The sage asked, "What do Xuanzhen think of Erlang's proposal?"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "The sage already has a sage in his heart, why bother to ask the subordinates!"

The saint raised his head and smiled, noncommittal, Pei Ji quietly glanced at the saint, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, this Xue Lang is also amazing, I just counted it in private, since he was naturalized in my Datang, sweet potatoes, potatoes, two The food is already amazing, and now there is another new rice variety. If it can be successfully planted in the south of the Yangtze River, it can be popularized in the Huguang area. Why is Xue Lang's meritorious service related to food? The minister suggested that the sage should give him a The title of Harvest is it."

It's a joke!
The sage raised his head and laughed loudly, pointing at Pei Ji and said, "You old man! However, after you said this, I realized that it is true. It reminds me of something."

Pei Ji joked, "I don't know if I have the honor to listen to it?"

The saint laughed and said: "I heard from Pingyang that her son-in-law doesn't pay much attention to food, clothing, housing and transportation. Except for food, she doesn't care too much. The housekeeper's style is rough, but she is very concerned about training the cook, and she likes to change every day. The method of thinking about food is so particular, it is a spectacle."

Pei Ji smiled and said: "So that's the case. No wonder the minister heard that the sage gave him a villa in Lishan, so excited he even said that he wanted to grow mushrooms for the sage to enjoy. Dare to ask the sage, are there any mushrooms that can be eaten by the son-in-law?"

The saint laughed loudly: "I have eaten it in winter, it is indeed delicious."

The two good friends complained about Xue Lang while walking, but they chatted to the fullest. As they walked, the sage looked at the water surface of the Taiye Pond, couldn't help being slightly lost in thought, silent for a while, and said, "Xuanzhen, we two don't want to go fishing. Come on, catch some fresh fish and call a fisherman to come in, how about the two of us, the monarch and his ministers, enjoying a meal of fish cakes."

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Thank you for the saint's kindness, but the minister is so disrespectful, so he has the audacity to bother the saint."

"You, you!"

The two set up their fishing rods and started fishing by the Taiye Pond.

Said it was fishing, but the sage was a little deep in thought, looking at the water, his eyes were far away, and he didn't know what he was thinking.Seeing that the sage was not in his right mind, Pei Ji glanced at the little yellow gate, who moved quietly, leaned over, and said in a low voice, "Mr.

Pei Ji understood, nodded slightly, and accompanied the sage fishing tacitly, pretending not to know the sage's thoughts.

The good friends in Taiyechi gathered together and didn't rush to talk. After the prince returned to the East Palace, he looked at the calm expression before, but immediately went dark, and sat alone in the main hall without saying a word.

After a while, King Qi came: "Brother, why is this so? Father hasn't agreed yet?"

The prince gritted his teeth and said: "Can't you see? Erlang's proposal, my father has already moved, one hundred thousand! One hundred thousand navy, if it comes to Pingyang... I dare not think about it! Pingyang has always been on good terms with Erlang, and treats him A lot of preferential treatment, like this... a hundred thousand troops, how can I sleep peacefully!"

The prince's eyes flickered, with a hesitant expression.King Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Since the elder brother has this worry, the younger brother has a plan, which may relieve the elder brother's worry!"

(End of this chapter)