Don't be a prince

Dai Zhou also thought it over clearly, and also knew what the prince said was to save the two of them.

With a long sigh, Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness is right, my minister Meng Lang has died, so I will leave now, and when I leave the door, my minister will forget to mention this matter."

Li Chengqian nodded, got up and sent the two of them out.

After seeing off Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou, and returning to his seat, Li Chengqian couldn't help pressing his temples.

Not long after he pressed it, a pair of catkins pressed his hand and helped him press it up.

Leaning his head back slightly to feel the softness and size, Li Chengqian said, "Xiuxiu, what are Yuanyuan and the others doing?"

"Now Sister Su has completely taken over the affairs of the Eastern Palace. Although Shopkeeper Li and others have tried their best, there are still many things that need to be decided by Sister Su. You are going to Lingnan, and it is even more inconvenient to send letters to the Central Plains. Before you leave, you must make adjustments of."

With a sigh of relief, Li Chengqian closed his eyes and began to enjoy the massage.

"What did those two officials tell you just now, why does this concubine feel that you are in a bad mood?"

"Well, I'm really in a bad mood. Now, I always feel that I am a bit too outstanding as a prince. Many performances before have indeed brought me a stable position today, but it has also caused too much trouble. The relationship between the emperor should be the responsibility of the prime minister, but after I, the prince, appeared, it became a better choice than the prime minister.

When dealing with some matters, I prefer to brainstorm ideas than my father's stubbornness.As a result, many times, my opinion is the same as that of Baiguan.As a result, all officials will unknowingly regard me as an ally.In addition, I can influence the father's thoughts to a certain extent, good guy, these people are like finding a trowel when building a wall with empty hands, or seeing a spear when fighting with bare hands.Always thinking of using me as a prince to plug holes and poke a hornet's nest.

Now, I have not yet entered the court, and even so, to be honest, when Lingnan's trip is over, I am very worried about whether I will be able to transfer to the court.A group of old ybs got into a cute newcomer, I'm afraid their nose would be broken by them when walking..."

While Li Chengqian was talking, Xiuxiu didn't talk to her, but listened quietly, without even thinking about the meaning.She is very clear that the prince's husband just needs someone who listens, but does not need to answer.

Li Chengqian himself knew very well that he was just complaining.Like most of the time, after complaining, what should be done or what should be done.

What about the old yb?So what about Mengxin?Cute newbies can become old foxes after a long time.Think more about things, and control the outstretched hand a few times in the face of temptation, and you can always see the invisible deep pit under the grass.

As for being a gunner...

I don't want to, can you force it?

As for what can make you get what you want, I can only be willing to do it myself and think it's worth it!

After thinking about this point clearly, Li Chengqian got up, hugged Xiuxiu, and went to prepare to go to Lingnan.

Chapter 389 Departure

The dignified prince set out to Lingnan, if he only led 2000 people to accompany him, he would not be able to reach the level of "mighty".Because of this, when the emperor was in Dengzhou, he transferred another [-] Xuanjia troops to Mount Tai as the prince's accompanying army.

The 2000 Xuanjia army plus [-] pro-rates, plus the [-] Donghai Division, does not seem like a very large number, but in Lingnan, it is definitely a force that has reached the level of "subversive".If it is equipped with gunpowder weapons, to be honest, if Li Chengqian thinks that the Tujia people in Lingnan are not pleasing to the eye, he may be able to take them.

Of course, he still had to pay for the military expenses for the 1-person operation.In this regard, both the emperor and the courtiers were extremely stingy.

The newly arrived [-] Xuanjia troops are now stationed in the camp led by Qin. To be honest, Li Chengqian has been worried about which of the two teams has been since Qin led the battle with the Xuanjia army but fell short. It is not pleasing to look at anyone, so after learning that they have arrived, the first thing to do is to check the situation.

Originally, he came to the camp with worries, but when he saw the situation in the camp, Li Chengqian couldn't laugh or cry.

I saw the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army who had just arrived, surrounded by their relatives to form a circle, in the circle Liu Mang was wrestling with someone, there was no shouting or cursing, only applause.

Seeing the prince approaching, the sergeants all gave way.

Li Chengqian laughed when he saw the situation between the venues.Wrestling with Liu Mang, no one can do anything to anyone, it turned out to be Yu Tai.

I haven't seen this guy for a long time. Who knows that he is now in the Xuanjia Army, and it seems that these 1 people are under his command.

Seeing that the crown prince also came to watch the battle, the two people who had been probing and leaving at the same time gave up their plans at the same time, and bumped into each other head-on.Only after Liu Mang lifted Yu Tai up, Yu Tai returned to the ground holding his breath, twisting Liu Mang's shoulders to force himself.

Perhaps in terms of skills, Yu Tai has the advantage, but in terms of absolute strength, he can't match Liu Mang anyway.In terms of pure strength, Liu Mang is the absolute number one in the personal leadership, and even three or four ordinary attacking team members are not as good as him alone.Strength is the way to determine the position in the attacking team.

Sure enough, after fighting with each other several times, Yu Tai missed a move in chess, and was picked up by Liu Wei and slammed to the ground.Immediately, the surrounding cheers rang out, and Li Chengqian couldn't help clapping his hands.

After finally recovering his breath, Yu Tai stood up, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "The last general Huaihua, Yu Tai, pays homage to His Royal Highness, Your Highness, from today onwards, the last general, the Ten Thousand Xuanjia Army, will return to you." You rule."

Li Chengqian took a few steps forward and helped Yu Tai up himself: "Okay, I haven't seen you for a while, and you have become a general of Huaihua, third grade, not bad. It seems that the emperor specially sent you here. "

Yu Tai got up, and his face was no longer sullen. He knew that the prince didn't like to talk too formally.

After asking someone to move the chair over, Yu Tai smiled and said: "That's true. The last general was originally a guard at Yumen Pass. It was His Majesty's military order to call the late general back from the border. Although Lingnan surrendered, many people know that There is a pool of muddy water. There is the last general and this elite [-] Xuanjia army, if they are restless, we will destroy them!"

Having practiced outside for a long time, Yu Tai was full of vigor when he spoke.It is true that the more ruthless a person is, the more popular he will be at the border.The benefits of the frontier generals are all obtained from the enemy.

After looking around at the Xuanjia Army and sitting on the chair brought by the sergeant, Li Chengqian asked, "How did I find out that many of these Xuanjia Army are young people?"

Yu Tai laughed and said: "Your Highness, don't underestimate these people. The last general guards the border and also has the duty of training soldiers. Although these sergeants are very young, they have already experienced more than one battlefield. Moreover, the last general They are trained completely according to the training plan with a [-]% proficiency rate, and their combat power is absolutely guaranteed."

"Forty percent? Awesome!"

As a trainer of proficiency, Li Chengqian naturally knows what [-]% is.It is no exaggeration to say that even in the Xuanjia Army, these people can be regarded as elites.Old sergeants can only surpass them in experience.

Looking at the Sky-Changing Monkey behind him, and then at Yu Tai, Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "Since you are here, let me give you the command as well, and the Sky-Changing Monkey will be your deputy for the time being. This time to go to Lingnan, We are going to take the sea route, and train your soldiers well on the way."

Hearing that the prince made such an arrangement, Changtian Monkey didn't feel unhappy, but laughed instead.This is the case in the army. Personally, Changtian Monkey will never be reconciled, but the general Yu Tai who once led personally is different.It is estimated that the emperor transferred Yu Tai here for this reason.

Since Yu Tai is leading the army, Li Chengqian is not worried about the disagreement between the two parties.In addition, through observation during this period of time, he found that the sergeants of the Xuanjia Army were not dissatisfied with the pro-rate or anything, and the two parties got along very well.

"Gunpowder weapons are all on board, you people shouldn't know how to use them."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the frontier soldiers have all used gunpowder weapons."

"You've been in Yumenguan for a long time, so you should know about Tuyuhun's current situation, tell me."

Seeing that the prince was planning to write a long story, Yu Tai also sat down and said, "Tuyuhun is still under the rule of their new leader, Murong Shun. In the early days, many Tuyuhun people didn't buy it, thinking that Murong Shun was the leader of our Tang Dynasty. The lackeys tried to kill Murong Shun to stand on their own, and some even wanted to submit to the Turks or Tubo, and guess what happened?"

Li Chengqian smiled mockingly: "Submit to Turks or Tubo? They must have the guts to ask for it!"

Under normal circumstances, Turks and Tubo would never refuse such a large piece of fat from Tuyuhun.They can eat as much food as they have big stomachs, and those who are not strong enough to persuade Datang can eat it.However, counting gunpowder weapons, it will not work.Coincidentally, they happened to see the terrifying side of gunpowder weapons. Even though they knew that gunpowder weapons were weak against a loose front, they still didn't dare to steal the edge of Datang.

In this case, let alone accepting Tuyuhun, maybe they will cut off the envoy's head to avoid misunderstanding by Datang.Being able to live in peace with each other is already their greatest luxury.

Yu Tai's words verified his conjecture:

"Yes, the Turkic and Tubo people cut off the heads of the secret envoys, and specially sent messengers to the border to prove their innocence. After learning about this, the end general took the frontier army to Tuyuhun and wiped out There were a few dissatisfied voices, so far, no one dared to oppose Murong Shun, and no one dared to oppose Datang. If it wasn't for this credit, how could the last general change from General Huaihua to General Huaihua in such a short period of time? Became the general of Huaihua?

But Your Highness, regarding Murong Shun, the general still feels a little uncomfortable.How should I put it, this person always gives the general a feeling of rebellion in the back of his head.Even if it is the next moment of betrayal, it will not be a surprise. "

Although Yu Tai is a general, Li Chengqian has to admit that he really has vision.

"You're right. It's nothing new for this kind of person to be betrayed in the next moment. To be honest, such a person should have been dealt with first and then quickly. However, we Datang don't have the energy to completely suppress Tuyuhun now. To be included in the territory, they can only be restrained by the method of Jiyizhou. If you want Tuyuhun to obey, you must find a puppet related to them. To be honest, if it weren’t for the members of the royal family except Murongshun who refused It is not his turn to be a puppet.

We are just hanging on Tuyuhun now, when will we have the energy to digest this new land, look, the end of Murong Shun is coming, a person who can be so cruel that he can even kill his father, there is really no need to keep it ah.Of course, if there is a situation where our Tang Dynasty goes to war with Turks or Tubo, look, this bastard will definitely become independent immediately.He has no sense of belonging to either Datang or Tuyuhun. He is a complete and self-centered clown. "

Yu Tai nodded, he also felt that Murong Shun could not be kept.Since His Royal Highness said so, he can only continue to keep him and let him lead Tuyuhun.

People also saw and chatted, so Li Chengqian got up and left.

He has nothing to do with the rest of the etiquette. Instead of staying here, it's better to go to Lingnan as soon as possible.Now that the land in the north has entered autumn, the temperature will only increase in the south.The craftsmen of the shipyard have already returned to Lingnan on a merchant ship to prepare for the shipyard in Lingnan. Now, I don’t know how many greedy mouths are open, waiting to take a bite.

The emperor was in seclusion and couldn't see him, so Li Chengqian just said goodbye to his eldest grandson and left with the army.

Besides Li Tai and Li Ke, there is one more leader—Li Xiaogong.

Zhang Liang was transferred back to Chang'an to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and it was Li Xiaogong who "airborne" replaced him.

The East China Sea Division was originally the presence of the crane tail in the Quartet Army, but with three more ships, especially some small ships will also be replaced to form a fleet of three or more small fleets, its status is instantly elevated.As the absolute power of Datang Sea at present, the ownership of such a fleet is really not so easy to decide.

Among the foreign ministers, the trustworthy ones have already been promoted by the emperor, and they have become the most important existences. If they are raised again, there may be a risk of backlash, while the other ministers are not qualified enough.Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons of many parties, the emperor could only choose one of the clan to command the East Sea Division and control the three warships.

Originally he wanted to choose Li Daozong, but Li Daozong claimed that his energy was not as good as before, and he obviously had the physique to climb Mount Tai, but he pretended to be a sick child.As a result, this position fell to Li Xiaogong who held a banquet at home and declared that he would suffocate to death in the chest of a beauty.

Although it has been absurd for almost many years, but looking at Li Xiaogong's energy, it is clearly sufficient, and there is no sense of decadence.Being appointed by the emperor to take over the key points, this trust made him very excited.

Lee Hyo-gong, who is now riding a horse in high spirits, no one can believe that he is already 45.

"His Royal Highness, the old man has been intoxicated for a long time, and his energy is not as good as before. If you accidentally insult your crown prince, I hope you will not be offended!"

Glancing at Li Xiaogong, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "If other people say that, I will believe it. You say that, but you are too self-effacing. Who doesn't know that in the fourth year of Wude, you were the governor of Kuizhou , build warships, practice naval forces, and Li Jing is your lieutenant general. After you wiped out Xiao Xian, you were granted the title of chief manager of Jingzhou, and you successfully recruited the Lingnan states. We will rely on your reputation when we go to Lingnan this time. To frighten the group of young people."

Li Xiaogong laughed out loud when he heard the words, Li Chengqian's words could be said to have touched the itch in his heart.Accepting the East China Sea Division, checking and balancing Lingnan, especially this time to inspect Lingnan, everything made him recall the past involuntarily.If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have agreed so quickly.

Don't look at him as the king of Hejian County, but in terms of military exploits, let alone in the clan, even if you look at the court, he is in the forefront.Having accumulated fame and fame to his level, the situation is not much better than that of Li Jing.As a clan, he doesn't need to imitate Li Jing's self-defilement, but he still needs to dig into the wine jar and the breasts of beautiful women.

Because they were not in a hurry, the army marched at a very uniform speed. In addition, they were walking on a large road, so whether they were leading soldiers or soldiers of the Xuanjia Army, they all carried sandbags on their backs and took the opportunity to exercise.

Seeing that the army had fallen a certain distance, Li Xiaogong ordered the guards to slow down and rest under the big tree in front.

Sitting on the blanket, Li Xiaogong opened up the chatterbox to Li Chengqian again: "Although the old man is in Chang'an, he has also heard about the military exploits of His Majesty's personal conquest and defeat of the Koryo navy. To be honest, the old man's heart aches for the battleship that His Royal Highness claimed to be invincible in the world." Yearn for it. When I was in Kuizhou, the warships I built were already very powerful. Could it be that the ship built by His Royal Highness is even more powerful than that ship?"

Li Chengqian didn't say much, and asked Zhang Yun to find the design drawing of the battleship from his backpack, and handed it to Li Xiaogong.

Although Li Xiaogong has been silent all these years, he never fails to understand the drawings.

After reading the design drawing of the battleship, Li Xiaogong couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It turns out that the ship in the sea is so much bigger than the Hanoi warship, and the weapon configuration is so terrifying. No wonder His Royal Highness is confident that this is an invincible warship. "

Hearing Li Xiaogong's words, Li Tai, who was drinking water, couldn't help laughing, but he choked on the water and coughed repeatedly.

Seeing Li Tai's reaction, Li Xiaogong frowned and said, "His Royal Highness, but what is wrong with what the old man said?"

Li Ke patted Li Tai on the back, saw him coughing repeatedly, and explained to Li Xiaogong dumbfounded: "King Hejian, what you are looking at is the design drawing provided to Lingnan Shipyard, the three warships of our Donghai Navy , it’s one size bigger than theirs, and as for the weapon configuration, it’s even more incomparable.”

3 Chapter Ninety

It was a joke, but Li Xiaogong didn't take it seriously, instead showing yearning.Ships in Hanoi have a fixed size due to the limitation of the river channel, while warships on the sea can be as big as they can be as long as they are not afraid of capsizing.Hundreds of rivers finally reach the sea, and the battle on the sea can truly be called "water warfare".

Obviously carrying the same load, but the first to reach the rest point is the lead team member.

As Datang's first army to participate in systematic training, their height is no longer what ordinary troops can catch up with.Moreover, the imperial court does not have the strength to fully follow the pro-leading training method to train the national army.Just a change of clothes, the answer given by the Ministry of Finance is to start in ten years, not to mention the high-intensity training with large pieces of meat, full meals, and nourishment by traditional Chinese medicine.

However, even so, Li Xiaogong was already very satisfied with the Xuanjia Army's performance, and even Yu Tai didn't scold them.Because he knows very well that the pro-leader is the prince's personal soldier, and he was obviously trained in the training method of "rich family's children". As long as he is brave enough, it doesn't matter if the Xuanjia army loses in other places.

Although you can see the battleship when you reach the sea, along the way, Li Xiaogong still kept asking about the appearance of the battleship, wishing to arrive at the seaside the next day and board the battleship he had longed for.

No matter how much he wished, the road would not be shortened, so after more than 20 days of marching, the team finally arrived at the seaside.

After leaving the woods, proceed according to the marks left by the scouts, until standing on the beach, Li Xiaogong looked at the three ships at sea, speechless for a long time.This is the virtue of being a general, and Li Chengqian has no doubt that he would be willing to trade his wife for a ship now.However, Princess Hejian is also an elder, so don't make fun of her.

The draft and wooden bottom of the three warships prevented them from entering the shallow water casually, so small boats came to greet them.

Sitting in a small boat, entering the deep water area, and boarding the battleship, Li Xiaogong was like a child who had just seen the world, jumping up and down to look around.

"What is this? Roulette? Oh! It's actually used to control the tail rudder. With this thing, you don't need to keep someone behind to control it. It's really good!"

"Mother Xipi, this is a eight-ox crossbow? How did it become like this? What? You said that this guy is not shooting ordinary crossbow arrows, but gunpowder arrows?"

...

Regardless of Li Xiaogong, who was always fresh, Li Chengqian personally took over the [-] people from Donghai Division, led by Liu Fuwang, Zhang Liang's former capable man.

Liu Fuwang is a native of Dengzhou, and by virtue of his background as a fisherman, he got involved with Captain Zhiguo of Qipin. Zhang Liang left without taking him away, which is really surprising.

After accepting Liu Fuwang's visit, Li Chengqian said confusedly: "I have read your military merit book. After the first battle in Koryo, you have accumulated meritorious service to the rank of Zhiguo Colonel, and you have no water at all. When you reach the level of Qipin, even if you go to the other ranks Local dialects can be mixed up quickly, why, Mr. Yun didn't mean to take you away?"

Liu Fuwang knelt down on one knee and reported: "His Royal Highness, Yun Gong said that although we are under his control, we are all His Majesty's soldiers. The most important thing for a soldier is to obey His Majesty's orders. Since His Majesty did not let If the humble position leaves, how can the humble position act recklessly?"

It's beautifully said, at least it looks like that.However, Liu Fuwang's dodging eyes still revealed his true thoughts.

"That's a good word, I learned it from the army Sima. Come on, I don't know what's going on. I finally got into the position of Captain Zhiguo. You can show off your power in Dengzhou, but when you go to other places, you can It’s nothing. Besides, leaving the ancestral land and moving house is very troublesome. It’s nice to say, but Gu won’t reward you.”

Seeing that the prince didn't mean to go into it, Liu Fuwang smiled awkwardly and stood up again.

After receiving the list and checklist handed over by the army commander and gunpowder supervisor, Li Chengqian pointed to Li Xiaogong who was having a great time playing roulette and said: "The two thousand soldiers of the East China Sea Navy, now with Together with the Xuanjia Army, you will be under the jurisdiction of the King of Hejian, remember to set 500 people, and they will take turns, and the ship must be on duty."

Although he still wanted to arrange something, Li Chengqian shut his mouth when he saw that Li Xiaogong had also walked over.

This is someone else's job, although this business is still dominated by him, but Li Xiaogong is a qualified leader, so he doesn't need to point fingers.

After handing over the two forms to Li Xiaogong, Li Chengqian went back to the cabin to accompany his wife.

The three ships were fully dispatched, and Li Tai and Li Ke naturally boarded their own ships. Although the three ships now belong to the imperial court, the names of the ships have not changed.As the head of the ship, Li Xiaogong naturally wants to live here. The result is that Li Chengqian can still join forces with his three wives to solve the boredom at sea, but Li Tai and Li Ke can only hold back.

Ordinary sergeants, who would dare to join forces with King Wei and King Wu?Besides, gambling during the march, do you still need your head?

Although he was sailing along the coastline, the time to go ashore was still limited. Li Tai and Li Ke held back his energy and insisted on staying on his boat. As a result, every day he traveled, he would accumulate some anger.

It was the seventh day of the voyage that gave them a chance to vent their anger.

Because of the task of exploring the sea route, the three ships did not travel fast, and they encountered a sea ship flying the flag of the Japanese flag on the sea.

It wouldn't matter if it was just bumping into each other, but these three Japanese ships were besieging a ship that was obviously Datang, so a billion points was too much.

Even without Li Chengqian's order or Li Xiaogong's order, Wei Wang and Wu Wang gave up the survey task, set up their full sails, and rushed towards them like sharks.

These three Japanese ships are very big, but compared with the Weiwang and Wuwang, they are nothing compared to the big witch.

Li Tai and Li Ke commanded the warships and did not rush in, but cut in with a "person" route, which not only separated the ships of the Japanese kingdom, but also protected the sea ships of Datang.

When the eight ox crossbows on the King of Wei and the King of Wu were all mounted with crossbow arrows, the Wa people on the Wa ship started to shout.Then, the King of Wei paused and blew the horn.

Hearing the howling, Liu Fuwang reported: "His Royal Highness, the sound of the horn means that these three ships are envoy ships of the Japanese country, so I'm afraid it's not easy for us to do it."