Great Tang Southern Emperor

In the 11th year of Zhenguan, after several years of development, the Datang Wangwang Bank, led by Li Zhen and invested by the princes, finally showed its power. Half of Datang's money was in the bank. This is the most vivid description of the Wangwang Bank.Its profits are so huge that even Li Shimin is jealous. In the end, the Li Zhen brothers can only give Li Shimin their shares, allowing him to occupy [-]% of the shares.Even so, Li Shimin is still dissatisfied, because Li Zhen still holds nearly [-]% of the shares, and his own money is not as much as his son's. This is not what Li Shimin wants to see.But after Li Zhen had another long talk with him all night long, Li Shimin finally gave up his intention to increase his shareholding.

In the 12th year of Zhenguan, under the urging of Li Shimin, who spared no expense on his life and cost, the three roads leading to the middle of Shu were finally completely completed.At this time, the [-] young and strong slaves brought back by Li Zhen were almost exhausted, but it was extremely difficult to stop the Datang machine that had already started.

So the desperate Datang had to look around for sources of slaves, prisoners who had committed felonies, war captives bought from other countries, or other sources. The road from Chang'an to the Western Regions under construction is also losing manpower at a high rate. Wang Tingchu's hair was half gray in order to find the source of slaves.

It was also at this time that Tang, who was on the border with Tubo, was in a hurry to find the source of slaves, as if someone who had been hungry for seven days saw a basket of steamed buns, his eyes were red, and a whole hundred thousand Tang troops rushed to Luoxi Wangcheng Underfoot, Songtsan Gampo almost went crazy with fright.

The Tang Dynasty has been preparing for this campaign for nearly ten years. In the military, there are [-] troops secretly trained on the Tang-Tibet border. Economically, the lifeline of Tubo is pinched through the grain trade. Politically, the Tang Dynasty promised to liberate the slaves. Songtsan Gampo was directly beaten, and when he woke up, he was already a prisoner of Datang.

In this battle, Datang once again got [-] slaves (not serfs, but Tubo nobles and believers of the Bon religion), and gave the slaves who were about to collapse a hard mouth. was forced to hang himself.

In the 13th year of Zhenguan, nothing major happened, Li Zhen continued to study, but although Li Zhen was fine, Li Chengqian had something to do, because Li Yuanchang gave him a very interesting person - Xinxin, and Li Chengqian was gradually broken

In the 14th year of Zhenguan, because Songtsan Gampo was arrested, Princess Wencheng naturally did not marry Songtsan Gampo, and after two years of recuperation, the Tubo people found that the Tang Dynasty was more than ten times better than the original Tubo, and gradually So far, Tubo, which has been regarded by Li Shimin and Li Zhen as a country with great troubles in the heart of the Tang Dynasty, has completely fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

In the same year, Li Shimin, who was forced by the aristocratic family, finally released the big move that he had prepared for 14 years. Datang 360 prefectures and prefectures all set up Datang Royal Libraries, and there were also royal bookstores in every county, and a large number of books were put on the market. , the children from the poor family finally got a promotion, and the blood of the aristocratic family was severely bled once. With the joining of the children from the poor family, I believe that in a few years, Datang will no longer be the dominant family, but I think To completely eliminate the disadvantages of the aristocratic family, but continue to work hard.

In the 15th year of Zhenguan, Li Zhen was assassinated again. Li Shimin was furious and searched Chang'an, but in the end it was still nothing.It is also worth mentioning that Li Tai's ambition was slowly stimulated again because of the lack of Li Zhen's attracting firepower, and the fact that Li Shimin had always refused to let him go.Gradually, instead of Li Zhen, he jumped out and sang against Li Chengqian, and the two sides became more and more fierce, and their brains were blown out, but fortunately, both of them still had reason, knowing that if they fought to the end, they would only give up the benefits and take advantage of it. Always restrained.

Although Li Chengqian was increasingly disliked by Li Shimin, but because he was not forced to a dead end, he did not rebel, or did not intend to rebel for the time being.This is a good thing for Li Zhen, because his influence is still too small. If Li Chengqian and Li Tai die together, it may not be Li Zhen who will benefit, because Li Zhi is also growing up. Li Zhen is the crown prince.Instead of this, it's better to just be so stiff, and when Li Zhen's wings harden, even if he can't be a real emperor, he can be a local emperor.

In the 16th year of Zhenguan, with Chang'an as the center, the highway to the Western Regions in the west and Luoyang in the east was completed. The next stage is to continue to build eastward, all the way to Bohai Bay.

At the same time, preparations for the construction of a longitudinal road from Luoyang to Tangzhou, Yuezhou, Hengzhou, and Shaozhou in the south, and finally to Yuezhou, have begun. The only thing that hinders this plan is a sufficient number of slaves.

Willy is looking for a new source of slaves, Li Zhen proposes a plan to go south, Li Shimin agrees, and Li Zhen's official

Chapter 239

Chapter 15 Leaving Beijing

In February, the flowers are fragrant, and the spring breeze brings warmth. Outside Chang'an City, there is a ten-mile long pavilion.

Li Zhen just bid farewell to Li Shimin and his brothers, and officially embarked on the road to Yuezhou.

"I'm finally going to the fief, Rengui, Yiai, let's take a good look at Chang'an again, we won't see her for a long time." She was about to leave Chang'an, Li Zhen thought she wouldn't be sad, but When I really left, I still felt inexplicably melancholy, no matter what, it was normal, after all, this is the place where I lived for ten years.

"I don't want to watch it, I've seen enough." Fang Yiai shook his head and sighed, "I'm only interested in the fantasy country that His Highness said, what kind of place is that?"

"It is a place full of flowers, where everyone eats enough, wears warm clothes, and will never be bullied"

"That's great, but it's just a dream now." Fang Yiai clenched her fists and said through gritted teeth: "If this place really exists, then I will definitely do my best to realize it, even if I sacrifice my life for it."

"As long as we work hard, we will see it one day." Li Zhen said firmly: "But before that, we must have enough strength to break through obstacles and get more support. Only in this way can we realize her faster."

"Your Highness, we will definitely support you." Du He also said: "But do we really want to go all? Is it really okay not to leave someone in Chang'an to look after the family business?"

"No, the Blood Dragon Guard will send us the news." Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "And I only have a few of you in my hands, which is not enough. If I stay in Chang'an for a few more, I won't go to Yuezhou , and the situation cannot be stabilized even if we go there.”

"Your Highness, you don't need to belittle yourself. Besides, isn't the Feng family already destroyed by your Highness, oh no, by the enemy family?" Du He quickly stopped talking, and changed his words: "The Feng family has been from Mrs. Xian to the current Patriarch Feng An. A total of three generations have been operating in Lingnan for nearly a hundred years, and they can be called the uncrowned kings of Lingnan. Now that the Feng family has been destroyed, Lingnan is in chaos. Now that your Highness is going there, you can just make things right and put Lingnan in order."

"Be careful what you say in the future." Xue Rengui looked around and warned softly: "The Feng family has operated Lingnan for nearly a hundred years (Ben San himself thinks that the Lingnan Song clan in "The Legend of the Tang Dynasty" should be based on the Feng family), The prestige is extremely high, the disciples and old officials are all over Lingnan, no one knows what they have behind them secretly, and although the main force of the Feng family has been completely wiped out by the enemies, there are still many side branches, let them hear what you said, It’s going to cause big trouble.”

"Yes, yes, it's because I was too outspoken. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future." Du He wiped off his cold sweat, and looked around guiltily.

"Okay, let's stop this topic, don't mention it in the future." Li Zhen said slowly: "How is the situation in Dengzhou? Are Zhengze (Liu Rengui characters) ready?"

"It's all ready." Xi Junmai, who was in charge of contacting the matter, quickly said: "Master Liu has prepared fifty large ships at the Dengzhou shipyard, each of which can carry six to seven hundred people, and there are dozens of horse and cargo ships. The boat is enough to send us to Yuezhou."

"That's good." Li Zhen felt relieved.

Being a prince is not a simple matter. Apart from guards of honor and entourage, there are also a lot of gifts and money. In addition, Yuezhou is a place of smog. Although Li Zhen took the initiative to go, Li Shimin still felt indebted. Because of him, everything about Li Zhen was given by Da Cong. The army alone has made up another two thousand, and now he has five thousand for the army alone (the previous three thousand guards have never been paid.) Withdrawal), and the rewards and imperial gifts are given with a high standard.

Moreover, Li Zhen also served as the governor of Yuezhou, accompanied by thousands of regular troops.In addition, there are family members and servants of Fang Yi Ai Duhe and others. Adding up all these things together, the number of entourage this time has reached a terrifying 2 people. The scale is unprecedented. The length of the team alone is more than ten miles long. Li Zhen felt that it was a bit exaggerated.

The marching speed of the army was very slow, until noon, and they had only traveled less than ten miles. This was still on the cement road. At noon, the army found a forest to rest.

"Your Highness, Wangfei, please go over there." Li Zhen was sitting in the car in a daze, when a maid came to invite Li Zhen.

"Okay, I'll go right now."

That's right, Li Zhen is already married, in the first month of this year, and his wife is naturally Wu Meiniang. After all, the two have lived together for more than ten years. They can be called childhood sweethearts, and their relationship has always been very stable. Zhiguan, it is normal to get married at this time.

"Sister Mei Niang, what can I do for you?" Li Zhen asked quickly when she came to the line of female relatives. Even though she was married, Li Zhen still called her elder sister.

"Your Highness, don't you think this team is moving too slowly?" Wu Meiniang is 19 years old this year. She has fully grown, and after being nourished by marriage, she has become more and more beautiful. But as she grows older, her natural queen temperament has become more and more It is obvious that fortunately Li Zhen has experience from later generations, otherwise she might not be able to surrender to her.

"There is no other way." Looking at the snail-like team, Li Zhen explained with a wry smile: "Actually, this is already considered fast. After passing Luoyang, you will know what is called slow. Thank goodness it’s half as good as it is now.”

"But it's boring like this." Wu Meiniang frowned and said, "I can't walk outside like them, the carriage is so stuffy that I can't even breathe."

"That's it." Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "If you feel bored, ask Landie Ugeya and the others to come and play mahjong with you, as long as the voice is quieter, there should be no one who doesn't have eyes for trouble. "

Li Zhen could only think of such a way. As for letting her go out for a walk, it was impossible, because if she didn't agree with the etiquette, she would be troubled by others.Li Zhen, the official this time, not only brought his own people, but the Yue Wang Taifu and Yue Guoling were all dispatched by Li Shimin. Their role was to supervise and supervise Li Zhen. small report.

"But when I play mahjong with them, they always deliberately lose to me." Wu Meiniang said distressedly: "Even the words are cautious, even if they open their mouths, they just follow my words, which is meaningless."

"This" is the same thing for Li Zhen. Du He's wife, Lan Die, was talked about by him in Dingxiang City. She is a commoner woman. Xue Rengui's wife, Liu Shi, is just the daughter of a small landlord. Because he is not well-known among the three major irons, he joined Li Zhen's command late, and he didn't have any great military achievements. Naturally, no rich family would look at him. In the end, he married only the daughter of a doctor's family, and Liu Rengui was even younger. Married when poor.The rest of the people are similar, they are all Xiaojiabiyu, such people will naturally be extremely cautious when they see the princess.Among them, only Wugeya was honorable enough, and her status was similar to that of Wu Meiniang, but since Huihe was killed by Mietu Midu, she had been depressed all the time, and she might not have much to say to Wu Meiniang.

Chapter 240 Liu Rengui

No.16 Chapter Liu Rengui

"Why don't you come to my car?" Li Zhen said, "Actually, I'm quite bored too. You just happened to accompany me to play chess and music or something."

"This..." Wu Meiniang was a little moved, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "Forget it, there are men on your side, and you have to discuss things, so it's not appropriate for me to go."

Li Zhen was right after thinking about it, and then said: "Yes, then you can bear it for a long time. Tomorrow I will let the team rest in place for a day. Let's take a good look at the surrounding scenery. By the way, I have lived in Chang'an for more than ten years. Have you noticed the scenery here?"

A trace of sweetness flashed in Wu Meiniang's eyes: "But won't this delay too much?"

"What's the delay?" Li Zhen smiled and said, "Did my father set a deadline for me to arrive in Yuezhou on time?"

"Maybe not."

"Isn't that enough?" Li Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, my father has always been guilty of sealing me in Yuezhou, so as long as I don't go too far, he won't care about me."

"That's right, that's right, then, let's take a good look at the surrounding scenery then."

"Ah."

On the second day, Li Zhen stopped the team as promised and asked everyone to rest for a whole day. Although Xue Rengui and Cen Wenwen (Yue Wang Taifu, originally he should be Li Ke's Taifu, but Li Zhen knew his talent, Just before Li Ke took him from Li Shimin) and others objected, but won the welcome of the rest, so the opposition of Xue Rengui and other few people was strongly obliterated by the strong people's base.

Next, Li Zhen went too far, resting at both ends for almost three days, making the already slow team go even faster. In the end, Cen Wenwen, who really couldn't wait, even threatened death, so Li Zhen thought of a compromise. The solution is for him to lead the bodyguards and some of the people to go on fast horses first, while Wu Meiniang will lead the rest to walk slowly.

Without the burden of supplies, Li Zhen's speed increased greatly, and it took less than 20 days to arrive at Dengzhou, the scheduled sea trip.Everyone has also seen the sea that only heard its name but never seen its shape. For a while, they felt full of enthusiasm and pride, and some even bowed to the sea. This is a normal reaction of people who have never seen the sea.

"Ah~ what a big sea~" Fang Yiai reacted the most, yelling at the sea, as if she wanted to release all her depression.The rest of the people also went wild when they saw this, even Li Zhen was no exception. Although it was not that he had never seen the sea in his previous life, how could the sea in his previous life be as beautiful as the current sea?The current sea is called the real sea. There is no rubbish in the water. The sea water is so clear that you can even see the fish and shrimps at the bottom. It's blue, the same as Shuigouzi.