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In the 21st century, Lingnan is also developing very well. Of the four first-tier cities in the country, Lingnan accounts for two.

However, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Lingnan was not really a good place. The Tang government set up Lingnan Road south of the Qinling Mountains. Its geographical scope included later generations of Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, most of Guangxi, southeastern Yunnan, and Vietnam. north.

The government of Lingnan Road was located in Guangzhou, which later became Guangzhou City. At that time, Guangzhou was a state name, and the city where the government was located was also called Guangzhou. Guangzhou was a famous port city, and many foreigners came here by sea.

At this time, shipping was still relatively backward, so most of these Hu merchants sailed along the coastline. The Tang government allowed these Hu merchants to live in Guangzhou, and even set up a special fanfang.

However, the place where the imperial court used to exile political prisoners, how could it be a rich and prosperous place like Guangzhou? Places like Fengzhou Yazhou are already considered relatively good. If they are exiled to Hepu, Nichinan, Jiuzhou In those places, there is really no place to cry.

The reason why the imperial court wants to exile these people is firstly to punish criminals, and secondly, it is naturally to let these people shine for the rest of their lives and go to those places where the living conditions are harsh to engage in development.

Those places in Yazhou, Fengzhou have been famous places of exile since ancient times, and many predecessors have laid a good foundation there, so the living conditions are relatively good.

But even so, Li Deyu, an official of the late Tang Dynasty who was demoted to Yazhou, still wrote such a sad poem: "Where is Yazhou? .”

In this barren and backward era, human beings are still very powerless in front of nature.

At this time, if people want to develop a barren land, they often have to spend countless lives to fill it.Including the Hexi Corridor where Luo Yong and the others are currently located, it was one of the most important places of exile in the Han Dynasty earlier.

Among these exiled people, many of them may have committed crimes themselves, but there must be many others, like Du Gou, who were implicated by their relatives, or in other ways.

The system of continuous sitting in ancient times was very terrible. In the cruelest period, even neighbors who broke the law would be linked to sitting.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the government orders were still relatively lenient. At the beginning of the founding of the dynasty, the people should have been allowed to recuperate.

Li Shimin, an emperor with a high reputation, was shackled all his life because of the Xuanwu Gate incident. He always wanted to show his benevolent and generous side, and he put a lot of effort into these things.

On the day when the officers and soldiers of the imperial court went to Du Gou's house in Laizhou to arrest people, the people of Laizhou were very excited.

Even the local government had a vague intention of defending it, but kept on appeasing the officers and soldiers who went to arrest people, telling them not to be impatient, so as not to arouse public anger, and he and others might not be able to take care of anyone at that time.

In the stalemate between the two sides, it was Du Gou who finally spoke: "Du has been traveling across the river and sea all these years. He has never seen very strong winds and waves. What's so scary about Lingnan, just go."

He also didn't want to hurt the local people. If it was a bad time, or a time of war, then he wouldn't have so many worries. It's just that the world is peaceful now, and the lives of the local people are getting better day by day. At such a good time, it's really not worthwhile to implicate so many people for him alone.

In a few days, the officers and soldiers escorted Du Gou on the road to Lingnan. Behind them, seven or eight volunteers followed closely all the way, saying that they would go to Lingnan with them. The family affairs were all arranged. If you don’t go, your wife, children, and children will be taken care of by neighbors.

The local elders also prepared a lot of money with them. Du Gou has also earned some money over the years, and with the support from the local people, he is not short of money to spend along the way. He eats well and lives well. Protecting each other, the officers and soldiers didn't dare to bully him very much, and invited them to eat and drink from time to time. When the relationship eased, life would be better.

"You said that you people are living a good life, so what are you going to do in Lingnan?" On this day, the group was sitting on a boat eating wine, and an officer and soldier said to those Laizhou young men during the dinner.

"Our Mr. Du Lang was wronged. Since the sage let him go to Lingnan now, my brothers will send him to Lingnan properly. In the future, the sage will show mercy, and I will escort him back to Laizhou." A 26-year-old, quite shrewd Qing Zhuang said.

Du Gou has been operating in Laizhou for these years, and he has several capable people under his command, and this person is one of them.

"It's difficult." Hearing what he said, an old officer and soldier shook his head and said, "This matter is different after all. Even the Du family dare not ask for mercy. Who can we count on now?"

"Even the deposed prince has been exiled to Lingnan." A younger officer and soldier said in a low voice, "The emperor's own son is still suffering there. At that point, he would be willing to let someone else come back? Tsk, if it was changed, I would definitely not like it." Yes."

Na Laizhou Qing Zhuang was silent for a while, and said: "Have you heard of Lishi Luo Sanlang?"

Du Gou didn't like socializing and fawning in the past, and he was a bit withdrawn. He didn't have any very close and capable friends in Chang'an City, but he did have some old friends in Luoyang City. The relationship has been pretty good in recent years, but it's a pity. Right now, they can't do anything about it.

The Du family chose to remain silent. The only thing Du Gou can look forward to this time is probably the level of relationship between him and Luo Yong. But according to what Du Langjun said, the friendship between them does not seem to be very deep.

"What's the matter, your lord still has friendship with Lishi Luosanlang?" That Lishi Luosanlang is not simple, someone who can pry even the emperor's relatives.

"Naturally." Laizhou Qing Zhuang said with certainty: "Otherwise, why do you think that my husband knew so early on the need to plant eucalyptus trees, and also know how to make canned fish? It was passed down by Luo Sanlang from Lishi!"

"Hey... If Luo Sanlang from Li Shi came forward, there would be no room for change in the matter of your husband."

"It's just that Hexi is too far away. I don't know if he has heard about it now."

"..."

Seeing that the officers and soldiers in front of him were chattering like they believed what he just said, Naizhou Qingzhuang couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

If he is also a smart and capable person, why did he follow Du Gou all the way to Lingnan? In the final analysis, it is this era that forces him to do so.

Earlier, when they transported goods and sailed on the canal, as long as they reported Du Gou's name, they could give them some face in black and white. Gentleman origin.

At this time, Du Gou was exiled to Lingnan, and the big and small forces on the canal had already got the news. If they were replaced by the people of Laizhou to transport the goods out by themselves in the future, those people's attitudes would inevitably be different from the original ones. In the future, the business of canned fish , don't know what will happen.

This is the case in this era, as long as you are born in a noble family, you will be looked up to by others by nature.

Those of humble origins, if they want to make a name for themselves one day, they can only follow the gentlemen of the gentry.

Du Gou is generous and talented, although he is not close to his family, Jingzhao Du's family, but he is quite close to Li Shi Luo's family, and Li Shi Luo Sanlang is an extraordinary person.

The reason why a smart person like him swears to follow Du Gou is because of kindness and morality on the one hand, and on the other hand, he naturally hopes to earn a future for himself.

These people were sitting outside the cabin eating and talking, Du Gou was lying in the cabin and taking a nap, but he didn't fall asleep, and every word of the conversations of those people outside the cabin fell into his ears.

Since he left Xipo Village that year, he hadn't seen Luo Yong for many years, and he hadn't had much contact with him. How dare he ask him to rescue him now, after all, this is a case of treason...

Du Gou turned over and sighed slowly.

His younger brother Du He intended to rebel this time, and his uncle Du Chuke was also involved in it. The uncles and nephews actually stood in two camps. In the end, neither of them succeeded. One was beheaded, the other was demoted to a commoner, and He will also be exiled to Lingnan for this reason.

I don't know how his father's spirit in the sky feels when he sees the current situation.

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Let's talk about Chang'an City, since the last treason case, both the Princeling Party and the Wei Royal Party have lost power.

As for the new prince Li Zhi, Li Shimin didn't want him to be too powerful to form a small court under his nose, but he also didn't want him to be too weak to be ridden on the neck by those old officials after he ascended the throne.

So naturally, those neutral and conservative officials gained the emperor's reliance after this reshuffle, including the Bai family and his son.

On this day, the emperor called several ministers to discuss matters, and Bai Weng was among them. After talking about the business, everyone chatted about the sweet potatoes in the field. Good harvest.

At this time, Bai Weng said to the emperor: "Apu was trafficked to the Central Plains, rescued by Luo Yong, and later worshiped Luo Yong as his teacher. The two of them are masters and apprentices. Does the saint know?"

"I also know about this." The emperor glanced at Bai Weng, wondering what he was going to say later.

"Earlier, Apu traveled frequently to Le County, so Luo Yong asked him to bring me a letter. In the letter, besides asking about his younger siblings, he also mentioned Cai Guogong's eldest son, Du Gou, saying that he had some friendship with Du Gou..." Bai Weng speak.

"So what?" the emperor interrupted without waiting for him to finish speaking.

Bai Weng said: "That Du Gou injured his leg when he fought against the Japanese in the early years, and in recent years he has taught the local people in Laizhou to make canned fish to benefit the people of Laizhou.

Bai Weng's words were reasonable, but the emperor didn't like to listen to them, and he didn't care what Bai Weng would say later, he just flung his sleeves and left.

His own son still doesn't know where he is suffering, and he doesn't know how many days he can live in that smoky place in Lingnan, but now these ministers want him to forgive other people's sins and save them from exile!

The emperor left, and the remaining ministers looked at each other in blank dismay. After waiting for a while, seeing that the emperor had no intention of coming back, they all dispersed.

In the early morning of the second day, someone brought this matter up. At the beginning, some people were there to criticize Luo Yong for disregarding public and private interests, and so on.

However, what is unexpected is that there are quite a few people on Luo Yong's side this time. Some people say that Coffin Baner was born in a humble background and has not studied for a few days. Stomping hard on the sore spot, as far as the matter is concerned, Du Gou's exile this time is indeed quite unjust.

So the two sides started arguing like this. Earlier, because the new grain had just been enjoyed happily for two days, they started pinching again at this moment.

This time, those who stood on Luo Yong's side included those who had friendship with Du Ruhui in the past. Why did he stand on Luo Yong's side? Even the old emperor on the dragon couch couldn't figure it out at this time.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were noisy. These people probably saw that the turmoil of the treason case had almost passed, and there was the matter of the new crop. The emperor should not kill people at this time, so everyone, all of them, were courageous. Big up.

Indeed, at this time, Li Shimin had no intention of expanding the influence of the treason case half a year ago.However, he didn't really want to pardon Du Gou's crime. He had already pardoned Du Chuke for Du Ruhui's sake, and this time he wanted to pardon Du Gou again. In the future, those little brats in the families of these powerful ministers will have to go against the sky.

Regarding the matter of Du Gou, the DPRK and China have fought back and forth for the past few days to no avail, and the emperor refused to express his opinion.

In the end, it was the new crown prince Li Zhi who heard about it and said a few words for Du Gou in front of his emperor's father, and the emperor was relieved.