"General Han, take your people to support the southeast coast. I will go with you." Zhao Chen's voice sounded, making Han Chong breathe a sigh of relief.
He was really worried that Zhao Chen would not agree to lead his troops to the southeast coast.
No matter what, if you want to lead troops out of Qianzhou, you must at least have transfer orders from the Ministry of War.
But if Zhao Chen agrees, with his energy in the court, it will be no problem to transfer orders from the Ministry of War.
"My subordinates are going to organize the troops now." Han Chong bowed his hands deeply to Zhao Chen and left quickly.
Only Zhao Chen and Li Ke were left in the yard.
Li Ke felt very strange that the ronin, who had not dared to cause trouble for six years, launched an attack on the southeastern coast of the Tang Dynasty again.
Is there something wrong in my brain?
"Brother Emperor, why do I find this matter so strange?"
"While we were preparing to investigate the gunpowder matter, the ronin along the coast attacked the people of Tang Dynasty. Could it be someone did it on purpose?" Li Ke said to Zhao Chen in a low voice.
Li Ke is no longer the young boy he was before.
After staying with Zhao Chen for such a long time, he also learned a lot.
At least, I can use my brain to think about the problem.
"Why do you say someone did it on purpose?" Zhao Chen asked Li Ke with a smile.
Li Ke frowned and shook his head: "I don't know either, but my feeling is that someone wants to use this matter to divert Gunpowder's attention."
"The rogue attack hurts immediate interests. The imperial court will definitely focus all its attention on this matter."
"As for the gunpowder..."
Li Ke slowly spoke about his analysis, but he saw a look of appreciation in Zhao Chen's eyes.
This made Li Ke more confident and his voice could not help but become louder.
"That gunpowder will definitely be forgotten, at least until this incident on the southeast coast, no one will mention it again."
"And they probably want to take advantage of this period of time to erase the traces left behind." Li Ke continued.
Zhao Chen nodded: "That's right. It seems that Chang'an really has great hands and eyes, and even the prodigals of the Japanese country can use him."
"Brother Emperor, are we really going to the southeast coast?"
"Father asked us to inspect various places, and we also wanted to go to the north first..."
"The southeast coast is also the land of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally you can go there." Zhao Chen interrupted Li Ke.
"Get ready. Once Han Chong has reorganized his troops, we will go to the southeast coast." Zhao Chen told Li Ke.
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"Since Nanzhansai, Xu heard that the boat trip from Hepu can take five months, and there is Duyuan State; the boat trip can take four months, and there is Lumo country; the boat trip can take more than 20 days, and Zhanli country can be traveled; and the boat trip can take more than ten days.
, there is Fu Gandulu Country; it is more than two months since the boat trip from Fu Gandulu Country, there is Huangzhi Country, the folk customs are similar to Zhuya. Its continent is vast, there are many household registrations, and there are many foreign objects."
As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, maritime trade with other countries had already begun.
The many ports along the southeast coast were the beginning of business and trade in the Tang Dynasty.
Then it was supplemented by the land Silk Road.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, because of the continuous wars in the Western Regions, maritime trade was even more prosperous.
Countless countries would trade with Datang from the southeast coast.
All nations came to court, and heroes gathered together.
Han Chong quickly organized his troops, and officials sent from Chang'an will soon arrive in Qianzhou.
A few days won't be a big problem.
Early the next morning, the army left Qianzhou City and headed towards the southeast coast.
At the same time, the emperor far away in Chang'an also received news of the Ronin's attack.
The gunpowder explosion case had not yet been resolved, and the Japanese ronin began to cause trouble again, which made the emperor very irritable.
"Xuancheng, I want to ban the sea!" The emperor's sudden words made Wei Zheng stunned.
A large part of the reason why the Tang Dynasty enjoyed the prosperity that all nations have come to visit today is that the Tang Dynasty opened up the sea ban.
If the sea was suddenly banned, the national power of the Tang Dynasty would be greatly damaged.
It is absolutely stupid to close the sea because of the harassment of some wanderers.
But Wei Zheng is no longer the angry young man he once was, and he also knows that the emperor is now angry.
"Your Majesty, although some desperate rogues are currently harassing the southeastern coast of the Tang Dynasty, if the southeastern coast is closed to sea, the national power of the Tang Dynasty will definitely decline."
"How do people on the southeast coast survive?"
"How do goods from other countries enter our Datang?"
"What's more, without normal commodity exchange, it will only breed more smuggling."
"When the time comes, it will be the people of the Tang Dynasty who will suffer, and those who will win will be the ones who have committed major crimes."
"I hope your Majesty will think twice." Wei Zheng's words were already softened, but in the emperor's ears, he still felt extremely angry.
A mere Japanese prodigal dared to attack the Tang Dynasty again and again.
Even their homeland, Japan, could only survive under the majesty of the Tang Dynasty.
I really don’t know whether to live or die.
But the emperor also knew that banning the sea would not work.
Forbidden Sea is nothing more than cutting off one's own arms, and he, Li Shimin, is not that stupid yet.
But those Japanese rogues must be wiped out.
"Your Majesty, the King of Han is in Qianzhou. After receiving the news, he will definitely go to the southeast coast. Your Majesty, the King of Han is here, so don't worry." Wei Zheng comforted the emperor again.
Hearing that Zhao Chen would probably go to the southeast coast, the emperor's expression slowly softened.
The mood has also returned to stability.
"I will never let these prodigal men of Japan go this time."
"Let the Ministry of War mobilize the troops of the states along the southeast coast to support each other. Give Zhao Chen an order and appoint him as the general marshal for the suppression of Japanese invaders. The military and administrative orders of the five states and thirteen counties along the southeast coast will be his."
"Anyone who disobeys will be killed," the emperor ordered.
This also made Wei Zheng really feel the emperor's anger.
The order came out quickly.
At that time, Zhao Chen and others were still on their way to the southeast coast.
"Brother, these rogues are actually very cunning. They run away every time after a fight. Their boats are small and they run very fast."
"There is no trace of them in the vast sea." Li Ke was riding on horseback, telling Zhao Chen about the Japanese rogues.
Zhao Chen smiled and shook his head when he heard this.
How powerful is Datang now?
To deal with a mere ronin, you don't even have to do it yourself.
"Li Ke, please write a letter back to Chang'an and ask your majesty to send you your credentials and tell the king of Japan that if you want to survive on Japan Island, send troops to attack the Ronin together with me, the Tang Dynasty."
"If you don't come, you will be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty."
"The Japanese people are naturally more experienced in dealing with ronin." Zhao Chen turned to Li Ke and said.
When Li Ke heard Zhao Chen's words, he instantly felt enlightened.
Naturally, it would be better for the Japanese to deal with the Japanese rogues.
The Japanese knew the Japanese prodigals, and they could easily deal with them. However, Li Ke was also worried, what if the Japanese didn't try their best to deal with the prodigals?
After all, no one can supervise this matter.
"Brother Imperial, what will we do if the people of Japan don't try their best?"
"Not trying your best?"
"That's just right, I also want to go to Japan for a visit." Zhao Chen said casually.