Don't be a prince

"The envoy ship?"

He glanced at the distance, but it was very vague. Now Li Chengqian can't wait to go to the glass workshop and kick those craftsmen.The guidance has already been done, do we have to teach them to make the telescope?

Pointing to the dilapidated Tang sea ship, Li Chengqian said: "Send a message to the King Wei and the King Wu to let that ship come over."

Although the sea-going ship was dilapidated, there was still no problem in sailing. In addition, the Prince took the initiative to meet them, and it didn't take long for the two ships to join together.An official with blood on his face was still confused after boarding the ship, but when he saw Li Chengqian's clothes, he cried out immediately: "His Royal Highness, please make the decision for the next official! If you didn't come today, I'm afraid that the people on the boat of Weichen will all die for the country!"

After a long distance, the official took off his official uniform, saying that he was unarmed, and knelt down on the ground, howling and walking all the way.Li Chengqian was very suspicious, if this guy didn't have blood all over his face, he would even come over and hug his leg.

Looking helplessly at the bearded official crying like a child, Li Chengqian said: "Say clearly, what happened, if you are innocent, hehe, I will throw these savages into the sea today!" Feed the fish!"

The official sobbed several times before he could barely control his crying, and said, "His Royal Highness, my humble minister Su Wenlai is the head of the Suzhou Shipping Department. Suzhou was originally a seaport second only to Yangzhou. Since then, it has developed rapidly. Every day, at least one ship will pass by the sea, and in the peak period, the number of ships passing by can even reach hundreds.

As one of Datang's maritime gateways, Suzhou is very important.As the general manager, how dare Weichen relax?Therefore, every day, Weichen will take a boat on the sea, check the passing ships, and try not to let go of a dangerous ship.It was the same today, Weichen led the team onto the boat early in the morning until they met these Wa people. "

Speaking of this, Su Wenlai's anger suddenly rose: "Wei Chen just asked them to stop the ship for inspection, and asked them to lower the flag, who knows that their warriors are impatient, and that envoy who can talk nonsense seems to have intentions Conflict. They have three ships, and we have only one here. What's more, although their warriors are not well-equipped, they are extraordinarily fierce. Just as soon as they fight, we will lose. If you didn't come in time, I'm afraid there will be a whole boat There is no way to escape!"

Li Chengqian nodded, and looked at Li Xiaogong beside him.

Li Xiaogong didn't get angry, but looked at Su Wenlai and said, "You mean, they did it first? You just want them to be inspected, why do you want them to lower the flag?"

Su Wenlai clasped his hands and said, "General, don't you know that since the Great Tang conquered Tuyuhun, all foreign envoys and businessmen must lower their flags when they enter the Great Tang? This is a decree issued by His Majesty himself Well, since Your Majesty said the whole world, then it is true on land, so it should be true on sea as well."

Li Xiaogong, who hadn't gone out for a long time, knew what he said was a little stupid, so he kept his mouth shut.Since this was an order from the emperor, Su Wenlai's actions were completely law-abiding.Since Su Wenlai was right, the ones who were wrong could only be the Wa people.

Since the Japanese made a mistake, whether he is an envoy or not, the only result is death.In fact, even if Su Wenlai was wrong, Li Xiaogong was ready to do it.After all, anyone who saw Su Wenlai's blood on his head and face would be angry.

Li Xiaogong was about to order the sinking of the three ships, but the soldiers at the side of the ship ran over and reported: "His Royal Highness, the King of Hejian, the envoy ship of the Wa Kingdom, sent a small boat to approach, and asked to board the ship. Let them come up?"

"Hehe, there is someone here? Let's meet him then."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian glared at Su Wenlai, and asked the military doctor on board to take him down for treatment first.

Not long after, a group of Wa people boarded the Prince.The leader is a Japanese aristocrat wearing silk. After all, he is not a Japanese aristocrat, but he can't afford silk clothes.As for the samurai behind him, the weapons were confiscated by the sergeant as early as boarding the ship.They dared to be tough when facing Su Wenlai, but in the current situation, no one dared to say anything.

The Japanese nobleman asked the warriors to stay where they were from a long distance away, walked over alone, and said with cupped hands: "The envoy of the lower kingdom, Suga Naoki, has met His Royal Highness, the crown prince of the upper kingdom."

With a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "You are just an envoy of the Japanese country, but Gu is the prince of the Tang Dynasty. When you see Gu, why do you just bow and bow your hands instead of kneeling?"

Su Wo Naoki was stunned for a moment, but he quickly replied: "His Royal Highness, the Tang Dynasty is not in favor of bowing down. Even His Majesty the Emperor will only accept bowing down from his subjects at court meetings and some special occasions. I know this, Don't lie to me."

This time, without Li Chengqian opening his mouth, Li Xiaogong sneered: "That's for my subjects of the Tang Dynasty. As an envoy to the country, how can you be entitled to enjoy the treatment of my subjects of the Tang Dynasty?"

Suga Naoki took a breath obviously, but still knelt down on the deck.As he knelt down, the warriors in the distance behind him also knelt down.

"So, is His Royal Highness satisfied?"

Can't hear the gnashing of teeth, Li Chengqian has a certain understanding of this guy's endurance.At least in this regard, he even surpassed Yuan Gai Suwen.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Gu is very satisfied, this is the right posture for you to talk to Gu. Then, Su Wo Naoki, Gu asks you, who is Su Worulu? Why are you yelling at me?" Tang's city shipping department inspection ship to do it?"

Su Wo Naoki was very surprised. He couldn't imagine how the Tang prince in front of him knew the current supreme ruler of the Wa Kingdom.

"Su Worulu is my uncle. As for the conflict, please listen to the explanation from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need to explain."

One sentence choked back Su Wo Zhishu's next words, Li Chengqian knocked on the armrest of the chair and said: "If you don't do it, I might feel sorry for you, but if you do it, you even killed my Tang soldiers. It makes sense , Su Naoki, who gave you the courage to attack my Tang people? Don’t say that there were casualties on our side today, even if you only hurt our Tang people, I can’t let you go. , I’m afraid I won’t have the face to go ashore again.”

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian stood up, looked at the three ships threatened by Wei Wang and Wu Wang in the distance, and said to Li Xiaogong: "Sink them!"

Li Xiaogong laughed loudly, Naoki Suga, who was about to appeal with sharp eyes, was so scared that he could not speak, and then ordered: "The order is to order the King of Wei and the King of Wu to confiscate the valuables on these three ships, and then bombard them." Sink them!"

Chapter 391 It's Getting More and More Like It

After giving the order, Li Xiaogong saw Li Chengqian looking at him strangely, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness is laughing, this old man is better at living, so naturally he won't let go of the meat brought to his mouth."

Seeing that Su Wo Naoki knew he had no way to appeal and had already run to the side of the boat and howled into the distance, Li Chengqian lowered his body and whispered to Li Xiaogong behind him: "King Hejian, will it be too extreme for us to do this? ? The valuable things on the ship are nothing more than the things that the Wa Kingdom gave to the emperor, if we move this thing, it’s not good!"

Li Xiaogong chuckled: "That was when we came down, you sank three ships, you really relieved your anger, but the good things are wasted. Now we have collected them all and handed them over to His Majesty without any change. , Maybe it’s still a great achievement. We performed our duties and didn’t stretch out our hands indiscriminately. It’s a great achievement, and maybe His Majesty will reward you. As for these envoys who lost the tribute, that’s their own problem. At that time, the questioning of the crime is also the questioning of them. As for us, we will also be questioned, and you also know what the guilt is."

what happened?Isn't it just thunder and rain.After seeing all kinds of dirty tricks in the court, Li Chengqian knew what was going on.

The Weiwang and Wuwang moved very quickly. After such a long time, they had already been confiscated, and the eight-ox crossbows on the two ships shot the final crossbow.Even if the captain of the Japanese ship feels bad and has ordered to flee desperately, how far can he escape?

Watching the three best ships of the Wa Kingdom crumble into pieces amidst the roar, Naoki Soga knelt down on the side of the ship, hugging the railing and crying loudly.He knew very well that he was completely irrelevant in this conflict, and now that the three ships had been lost, it seemed that the crown prince would not return those tributes to him.After losing his wife and concubine, and returning to the Wa country, he had no other choice but to commit suicide and apologize.

Even if he is the nephew of Su Worulu.

Not only Naoki Suga and his warriors were on the side of the ship, Su Wenlai, who had just treated his wound, was also watching.However, among the large group of people, only he was laughing wildly.He knew very well that what he did would arouse the wrath of the Japanese people, and some people would even do it, but he couldn't care less.This feeling of carelessness accompanied by excitement is really addictive.

Finally, a Japanese warrior couldn't take it anymore, and he shouted "Ba Ga" and was about to rush forward.

However, his footsteps are just one step away.The next moment, a feathered arrow was nailed to his chest, and the bamboo armor didn't even have a protective effect.

"Baga? Jiuga, you are also alone. This is Datang, not your Wa country. If you dare to be presumptuous, believe it or not, you will come to the door with three warships to question your crimes?"

A samurai died, but all Wa people could only endure.Watching the crown prince of Datang put away his bow, Naoki Suga could only tear his explosive line to pieces and improve it infinitely.

He knew very well that this was Datang.Don't look at the Japanese people who can show off their might in Silla, Baekje, or even be tyrannical in Korea, but in this most powerful country, they are not even qualified to be compared with one of their civilians.At this moment, he regretted so much, why didn't he choose to bypass Silla Baekje, but directly cross the East China Sea?

Frightened by the hot-blooded Japanese warrior, Su Wenlai also put away his arrogant attitude.After all, he is a literati, facing the possible revenge of the other party, he only dared to test it at the beginning.

Returning to the prince respectfully, Su Wenlai lifted up his robe without hesitation and knelt down on the ground.

"My minister thanked His Highness the Crown Prince for his help, and also, on behalf of the brothers who died, thanked His Highness for venting anger for them!"

Li Chengqian nodded, and said: "Any ships entering the territorial waters of the Tang Dynasty, and anyone who enters the territory of the Tang Dynasty must restrain themselves. My father wants the world to know that they must bow their heads in front of the people of the Tang Dynasty. You are a civil servant." Being able to carry out the will and carry it out firmly at sea is a great achievement. I will personally submit a letter of merit for you, and I will also ask the Ministry of War to pay compensation to the soldiers who died in battle.

However, merit is merit, and demerit is demerit, which should not be confused. It is really embarrassing that you were almost overthrown by outsiders on our own territory.After returning home, I closed my door and read for three months to think about my mistakes.During the period of thinking, I summed up the report this time and submitted it to the court. Do you understand what Gu means? "

Su Wenlai nodded and said, "I understand!"

Although he was punished, Su Wenlai was very clear about the punishment he received.In three months, even if these envoys went to Chang'an to make troubles, and the crown prince dealt with them before, the officials of the court would not be able to punish them.In addition, there is nothing else to report about this incident except asking for help.

Although the Suzhou Shipping Department is only an organization under the jurisdiction of local civil servants, the necessary force is still needed.After this incident, I am afraid that all the shipping departments in coastal state capitals will be armed.Even if protected by Datang's illustrious prestige, how can he become tough at sea if his own strength is not strong?

During the voyage of Li Tai and Li Ke during this period, the accumulated anger was very strong. After the three ships were broken into pieces, the Wei Wang and Wu Wang still did not stop, but circled around the debris area.It is extremely difficult for ordinary ships to turn, but on the bodies of these two big guys, it is as smooth as swimming fish.

The two of them did this not for fun, but to cut off the hope of surviving the Japanese life.Where the two ships have been crushed, even if there are still life-threatening guys at sea, there is no way out.

Glancing at Naoki Suwo who was huddled in the corner of the ship's side, Li Chengqian curled his lips in disgust, and said to Su Wenlai and Zhang Yun: "Take the people away, and after they land, give them the most basic travel expenses and let them go to Chang'an." The two countries are against each other, and if it is not for this, he will not be able to keep his head. Zhang Yun, ask someone to fetch water and clean the deck!"

Su Wenlai and Zhang Yun bowed to accept the order.

Taking a last look at Naoki Suwo, he leaned into Su Wenlai's ear and said a word to Su Wenlai before Li Chengqian returned to the cabin with his hands behind his back.

Li Chengqian didn't do much research on the history of the Wa Kingdom, but Su Worulu was definitely an exception.The encouragement at the beginning seems to have played a supporting role. At the time of Su Wo's entry into the deer, he should have killed the king of the mountain, and almost completely emptied the Emperor Huangji.

The strategy of exhausting the enemy is the best strategy for each country.As far as the current Tang Dynasty is concerned, it has not yet experienced the Wa Kingdom.A lingering worm under the corner of Huaxia Rooster's mouth, it's tasteless to eat, and it's an eyesore if you don't eat it.When will Koryo, Silla, and Baekje be resolved before it will be his turn.However, such a filthy land, coupled with lack of energy to manage it, waiting for the Wa Kingdom, is probably the ruling strategy of Jimi Prefecture.

Back in the room, seeing the three wives standing in front of the mahjong table and staring at the door eagerly, Li Chengqian gave a wry smile, took off his coat and entered the battle.

As for what he said to Su Wenlai, it was actually very simple.Since the Japanese were able to cross the East China Sea and reach the Tang Dynasty directly, it means that they already have a relatively mature sea route.The Japanese people dared to be so confident in the Tang Dynasty, nothing more than the existence of these meat shields in the north, Koryo, Silla, and Baekje, and the natural dangers of the East China Sea.Without shelter, such a stupid country can only swell like a caterpillar.

The shipping department in Suzhou, Yangzhou and other places will have a long-term task in the future to find out the sea route and clarify this sea route, which will be useful whether it is prevention or sending troops in the future.

After Suzhou, it is Yuezhou, the area of ​​later Shanghai. This is the estuary of the Yangtze River. Compared with Dengzhou and other places, it is more suitable for building a seaport. .At a glance, it is full of reeds.

"If anyone buys this place, tsk tsk tsk, if there is no accident, the future generations will probably be able to live on their laurels until the end of the world."

"Brother Huang, what do you mean by this place? How is it possible! Even if there are gold mines and silver mines, it is impossible to eat for so long!"

Glancing at the side of the boat, I saw that Li Tai boarded the boat at some point, and Li Ke also showed half of his head.

Smiling, Li Chengqian walked over: "I thought you two could bear it all the way to Lingnan, why, you can't bear it here in Yuezhou?"

Li Tai scratched his head and said, "You know that although I have a lot of ideas, I can't put them into practice on the boat. Yan Shi is indeed gentle and pleasant, and the sea is indeed vast, but if you look at it every day, you will be bored, right? ? If we hadn’t met those Japanese people and let them out, we’d probably both go crazy.”

Seeing the two of them boarding the boat, Li Xiaogong, who was acting as the agent of the shipyard in the captain's room, also came out. When they met, he scolded: "This is the sea, not the edge of the shallow water area where you drop anchor at night. How can you two be princes?" Rush across the boat?"

On the throne, Li Xiaogong is indeed inferior, but in terms of family status, the emperor is his younger brother, so Li Xiaogong went crazy, even Li Tai and Li Ke could only shut up and be criticized.

After the two repeatedly promised not to do such stupid things again, they finally sent Li Xiaogong away.

Walking to the side of the boat, Li Chengqian didn't answer Li Tai's question as he looked at the estuary of the Yangtze River that was drifting away.

In fact, this is just an idea.The new business law re-regulated the use of land, civilians can build houses casually, and the government can turn a blind eye, but businessmen can't.Such a large piece of land, it is estimated that several big businessmen can buy it together, and it is not a complete possession, but can only be leased.When the time is up, the state has the right to take it back.

In fact, the merchants, including Fang Xuanling, the emperor and others, did not know that this was the thickest shackle Li Chengqian put on business.

What better way to pass the time on the Prince than to shoot fish?No matter how interesting a game is played by one person, it will become boring, and it will be interesting when there are more people.

The three of them played for a whole day and didn't gain much, but they got a lot of spiritual satisfaction.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Li Tai poked Li Chengqian carefully, and asked: "Brother Emperor, I have checked the weapon compartment on the King of Wei, good guy, it is almost full, it is estimated that Li Ke and your It's the same on the boat. With so many weapons, do you plan to take Lingnan down?"

"If the Lingnan people stood there stupidly and let me bombard them, it would be enough, but the problem is that weapons are dead, but people are alive. Why did the leader of the bureaucrats, Tan Dian, make Feng An feel so devastated? It is because there are too many places in Lingnan where people can hide. The reason why they bring so many weapons is actually to deter them.”

Hearing this topic, Li Ke also regained his spirits, sat up cross-legged and asked, "How about a deterrent method?"

"Lingnan's impression of the Central Plains actually comes from the prisoners who were exiled. The only ones who really maintain communication with the Central Plains are the Feng family. Why did Feng An obediently submit? Because he is very aware of the power of the Central Plains, and he is very clear about his rebellion. You can only hit a stone with an egg. But the problem is, other families in Lingnan don't know about it.

Regarding the complete recovery of Lingnan, the reason why the imperial court shelved it indefinitely was because it was difficult to accept.Accepted, the transportation is inconvenient, this land has little ties to the Central Plains, and there is still a danger of betrayal.If you use force, what if you have a lot of strength in the face of the ants that have scattered the grass?So, we are here this time to declare our strength, and we must make these families in Lingnan surrender wholeheartedly. In this way, we can completely become a family when the connection between Lingnan and the Central Plains is established. "

Li Tai and Li Ke both bowed their hands to express their admiration, but Li Tai still asked his doubts: "Since Feng An knows that our Central Plains is powerful, why didn't he tell other families?"

Li Chengqian chuckled, turned around and stood up: "Actually, this is also a question I have thought about. The final answer, of course, is profit. Don't look at Feng An, an old bastard, who has surrendered, but he knows very well that Lingnan, who is only superficially integrated with the Central Plains, is right. What kind of influence can the Feng family have? With the support of the imperial court, what is the difference between him, the Duke of Lingnan, and the King of Lingnan? Even if one day, Lingnan will be completely ruled by the Central Plains, but before that, the Feng family has already accumulated enough wealth. Maybe My son, merged into the Central Plains, and can become a real top family in one fell swoop."

Li Tai opened his mouth unconsciously: "I didn't expect Feng An to have such a plan?"

Glancing at the southwest, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "There is no way, as the head of the Feng family, he can only think so, and he can only do this. In the position of the head of the family, who is more noble than whom? Father, as the head of the royal family Patriarch, isn't he similar to him? Although he is a bit cautious, it is an indisputable fact that he has contributed to the unification of the territory of the Tang Dynasty. So, we don't have to worry too much about these."

Li Ke patted Li Tai on the shoulder and said: "I now understand why Qingque said that neither of us is suitable to be a prince. When encountering a simple matter, we can still go deep into the root of the problem. This ability, we Neither. Brother Huang, you are looking more and more like your father now."

Hearing Li Ke's words, Li Chengqian was taken aback, but still smiled in relief.

There's no way it's not like that. The position of the emperor seems to rule the world, but isn't he actually guarding and vigilant against the people of the world?

If you don't learn this trick, you will be ashamed to be led by your subordinates in the future.After all, more than half of the reason why the weak emperor was scolded was due to his courtiers.

The emperor's stupidity is not a big problem, and the ministers are stupid along with it, but it's over.

Although it can't reach the point where everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, the end of a country is not necessarily simply letting the emperor take the blame.

As dusk came, the three warships dropped anchor and anchored at sea.

After crossing Yuezhou, you can already clearly feel the difference in temperature. Now the north is cold, but here is still warm as spring.

Chapter 392

After passing through Yuezhou, Taizhou, and Kuozhou, starting from Quanzhou, it is the boundary of Lingnan.

There is no seaport in Quanzhou, but when sailing at sea, you can still see the signals from people on land.The black smoke has never stopped since the three ships entered the waters of Quanzhou.

Finally, in the peninsula area of ​​Quanzhou, a ship appeared on the route of the ship.

Standing at the bow and waving, it was Feng An!

The old guy didn't know how he got the news that the prince was coming to Lingnan, so he ran from Gaozhou to Quanzhou.Regardless of the fact that Quanzhou and Gaozhou are all on the border of Lingnan, even if you come here in a straight line; it is more than 2000 miles away!

The Prince blew its horn, and then stopped at sea to let Feng An's boat approach.If you don't do this, the power of the Prince can easily overwhelm Feng An's boat.

Soon, Feng An, who was still very vigorous, boarded the Prince.Judging from his dusty face, he must have traveled a long way.

Zhang Yun was not allowed to be searched, so it was necessary to maintain a certain amount of respect for Feng An.

"Haha, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect His Royal Highness to grow so tall. A new generation replaces an old one. The old man is indeed old!"

Li Chengqian greeted him with a smile and said: "Not to mention anything else, just the two times you just boarded the ship, it shows that your sword is not old, and it will not be a problem to hold it for another 30 to [-] years!"

After seeing each other, Feng An looked at Li Xiaogong again, hesitated for a while, and said in surprise: "So it's the King of Hejian. I haven't seen you for many years. When I went to Chang'an, I wanted to visit you. I didn't want you to be sick. It's a pity that I can't see guests, I don't think the king of Hejian came to Lingnan as a guest today, this time, I must let the old man do his best as a landlord!"

Li Xiaogong returned a salute, and said coldly: "I'm afraid I don't have a good reputation in Lingnan, so don't bother Geng Guogong. This time I visit Lingnan, I will be headed by the crown prince, so we should discuss everything with the crown prince."

The hot ass is attached to the cold chain, which is Feng An's current situation.However, he was only embarrassed for a moment, and ignored Li Xiaogong.He knew exactly what Li Xiaogong meant. He didn't meet him at the beginning, probably because he avoided suspicion, but now he ignores him, or because he avoided suspicion.It happened for a reason, and he didn't take offense at it.

Seeing Li Tai and Li Ke on the side, Feng An put on a smile and said, "These two are His Royal Highness King Wei and King Wu."

It's okay for Feng An to know Li Tai, but Li Chengqian was surprised to know that Li Ke was there.

"Mr. Feng, how did you know that the three of us came here? Even if the emperor had a decree, I'm afraid you just received the decree. It is impossible to come from Gaozhou to Quanzhou."

It would take a few days to travel two thousand miles, even if it continued day and night.Even if the three warships are not traveling fast, they will not have such a large time difference from the land.

Feng Ang laughed and said, "Actually, I'm not in Gaozhou, I'm in Quanzhou recently. His Majesty's order was delivered a few days ago, so I have time to arrange all this, and I also know about the three highnesses coming to Lingnan. "

"Quanzhou? You are not in Gaozhou, what are you doing here in Quanzhou? But something happened?"

Gaozhou is Feng An's clan, so why did he travel two thousand miles to Quanzhou?