The Tang Academy in Pyongyang has begun renovations.
As for the students in Datang Academy, there are already more than ten.
The entrance to the palace.
With tears in his eyes, Li Yuanjing bowed his hands respectfully to Li Yuan and said goodbye reluctantly!
"Aye is leaving. I don't know how long it will take before I can see Aye again. My son is far away in Goguryeo and cannot always fulfill his filial piety by Aye's side. I hope Aye will take care of his health. When I have completely transformed Goguryeo into a Tang Dynasty, I can go there with confidence.
Chang'an City, stay in Chang'an and serve Aye!"
"Liu Lang is interested, but as a descendant of Li Tang, you should guard the four countries for my Tang Dynasty."
Li Yuan said slowly, "It's just that the countries in the four directions are poor. If you need anything, just mention it to Erlang and Sanlang!"
"My child, please follow Aye's teachings!"
Li Yuanjing bowed again.
Looking up at the sun already hanging in the sky, Li Yuan said: "Okay, it's getting late, it's time for me to set off!"
"Congratulations, my dear!" Li Yuanjing's face was full of reluctance.
Li Yuan nodded slightly, and with Li Zhong's help, he got on the carriage.
"Yuan Jing, if you need anything in the future, just come to me!"
Li Xuan also hugged Li Yuanjing slightly.
"Thank you so much, Brother San Wang. In the future, Yuan Jing will get good old wild ginseng again and will send it to Brother San Wang!"
Through the advice given by Li Xuan these days, Li Yuanjing really admires Li Xuan.
At the same time, there is also a faint feeling of fear in my heart, so whenever I face Li Xuan, I subconsciously want to please him!
In just the past few days, he had already heard that the Koguryo hozens from the surrounding vassal states were sneaking towards him.
The population of his Pyongyang city will increase again.
"Thank you Yuan Jing! See you later!"
After saying that, Li Xuan directly carried Li Chenglu and got on the carriage.
Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi also quickly saluted Li Yuanjing.
Afterwards, the convoy slowly drove towards the harbor!
As we enter May, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
After leaving Pyongyang, the entire convoy accelerated directly.
We arrived on the boat in the afternoon.
Seeing Goguryeo getting further and further away from them, Li Yuan, Li Chengqian and others couldn't help but look stunned.
"It's really hard on Yuan Jing. I never thought that the Goguryeo Hozen could be so barren!"
After a long time, Li Yuan said slowly.
Li Chengqian on the side was stunned.
Li Xuan couldn't help but said: "Old man, what does the poverty of Goguryeo have to do with Yuan Jing? His palace is almost more prosperous than my Lijiazhuang!"
"Moreover, being born into an imperial family, he can have a vassal state of his own according to his own wishes, and can fully display his talents and ambitions. He is much happier than those princes and princes who do not have a vassal state yet!"
"But Pyongyang is thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Yuan sighed slightly and said: "Sanlang, Gao Ming, you must take more care of Liulang from now on!"
"Don't worry, old man, about this matter!" Li Xuan said.
Li Chengqian also nodded repeatedly: "Please rest assured, Aweng!"
Li Yuan nodded slowly, and then sighed again: "Oh, I'm really useless. I feel a little uncomfortable after just sitting on the boat for a while. Let's go and rest first."
On the side, Li Chong hurriedly came over, helped Li Yuan up, and walked into the cabin.
The two doctors quickly followed in.
"Third Uncle, will they become enemies of Datang in the future?"
Li Chengqian suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others around him couldn't help but be shocked.
Li Xuan smiled lightly, "Gao Ming, as long as they are greedy, they will become enemies of the Tang Dynasty sooner or later. However, as long as the Tang Dynasty is several times stronger than them, no matter how ambitious they are, they will pretend to be docile in front of the Tang Dynasty.
The sheep dare not make the slightest mistake."
"However, these vassal states have all been plundered by our Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty. It will take at least several decades to develop to the prosperity of the past. And it will take at least fifty years or even hundreds of years to catch up with the Tang Dynasty today.
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And as long as there was no prodigal son like Qin II in the Tang Dynasty, it would take at least two hundred years for them to catch up with the Tang Dynasty.
For such a long time, Datang has searched out so much land overseas. Why do they have to keep an eye on Datang?
Moreover, the Tang Dynasty a hundred years from now is no longer something you and I can worry about!"
"Hahaha, it's all too clever to worry about the truth, thank you third uncle for your teaching!"
Li Chengqian laughed and said.
"It really is!"
Li Xuan followed.
Li Chengqian's face stiffened and he subconsciously laughed.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Li Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at a large ship passing by not far from them.
"Uncle Wang, what's wrong?"
Li Chengqian asked.
"It's very wrong!"
Li Xuan picked up the clairvoyance and looked at it for a long time, then raised his head and sneered.
"Xue Rengui, quickly order the ship to be stopped by me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Although he didn't know what happened specifically, Xue Rengui quickly stood up and gave orders to the two steel ships behind him.
Soon, the two giant steel ships following behind them quickly turned their bows and surrounded the large wooden ship that had gone away from both sides.
The ship Li Xuan was on also began to slow down slowly.
"Xuanba, what happened?"
Hearing the noise outside, Li Yuan also walked out of the cabin.
"It's nothing serious, I just found something wrong with a ship!"
Li Xuan explained.
At the same time, pick up your clairvoyance and look into the distance.
The big ship that he sensed something was wrong wanted to speed up and escape after seeing two steel ships chasing behind it.
However, the giant steel ship was twice as fast as an ordinary ship. It only ran for a while before it was intercepted.
Even though he stopped, he was still a little dishonest, arguing with the guards who came off the ship.
It's a pity that the personal guards who went down were either Li Xuan's personal guards, or Li Yuan's or Li Chengqian's personal guards. There really were no ships in the Tang Dynasty that these personal guards could afford.
After being beaten up by a group of personal guards, the steward guard on the ship calmed down.
Their ship was tied to a rope and then pulled back by two steel ships.
At this moment, Li Xuan finally saw the scene on the big ship clearly, and couldn't help snorting again, his guess was correct.
"Bring back Qingzhou Harbor!"
"yes!"
Xue Rengui took the order.
Then, the fleet set sail again.
"Uncle Wang, what's wrong with this ship?"
After watching for a long time, Li Chengqian didn't see anything, and his expression was even more confused.
However, Li Yuan looked at it for a long time and seemed to understand something. The more he looked at it, the uglier his face became.
"A bunch of bastards!"
At this time, Xue Rengui came over again.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the steward on the ship said that he is from the Yuan family of Chen County and wants to see the steward of the fleet!"
"Tell him to shut up and follow him honestly, or else I will throw him into the sea to feed the fishes!"
Li Xuan said angrily.
"yes!"
Xue Rengui understood what Li Xuan meant, bowed his hands slightly, and retreated.
After a while, all the stewards and crew members on the wooden ship fell silent.
At this time, Li Chengqian was free and asked again.
"Aweng, third uncle, I still don't find anything wrong with this ship!"
On the side, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others also quickly looked at Li Xuan.
They also didn't understand that this ship looked like a normal merchant ship, so why did the Master go to such trouble?
"Humph, take a good look at the group of people on the boat!"
Li Xuan said coldly.
"People on the boat?"
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others were stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the clairvoyance and looked over again.
This time, several people looked very carefully.
Not to mention, they really noticed something was wrong.
"Uncle Third, there is no cargo at all on this ship, only people. Moreover, these people seem to be farmers, and they don't even seem to be willing!"
Li Chengqian said with a gloomy look.
After following Li Xuan for half a circle of the Tang Dynasty, he was no longer the prince of the Tang Dynasty who was ignorant of everything.
"Then what did you think of?"
Li Xuan asked.
"this……?"
After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian still didn't understand.
"Human traffickers!"
Li Xuan said coldly.
"What?"
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others were all shocked, with disbelief on their faces.
"Third uncle, are you saying that this ship is selling my people to Goguryeo?"
As he said this, Li Chengqian and others couldn't help but feel angry.
"Maybe it's not trafficking, but trafficking!"
Li Xuan sneered and said: "I suspect that the Yuan family in Chen County has few people in the feudal state. In order to develop their feudal state, they secretly transported the people of the Tang Dynasty from the Tang Dynasty to Goguryeo. I hope these people will voluntarily go with them.
Yes, otherwise I have to lead people to slaughter all the bastards of the Yuan family in Chen County, and kill chickens again to scare other aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty!"
"They dare!"
Li Chengqian said bitterly.
"There's no need to guess too much. We'll find out when we arrive at Qingzhou Seaport soon, let the old man rest, and call the Yuan family in Chen County for questioning!"
Li Xuan said.
"Yes, Third Uncle!" Li Chengqian said.
Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others all nodded slowly.
Immediately, a group of people walked to the stern of the ship, and one person held a clairvoyant and looked at the Yuan family's big ship behind.
This made the owner of the Yuan family ship feel uneasy along the way.
At the same time, along the way, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others also checked the passing ships around from time to time.
Fortunately, there is only such a big ship.
Two days later.
On the harbor of Qingzhou Shipyard.
Li Xuan helped Li Yuan get off the ship.
On the shore, there was already a convoy of four-wheeled carriages waiting.
After putting Li Yuan on the carriage, Li Xuan took Li Chengqian to the ship of the Yuan family in Chen County.
But at this moment, Zheng Fu and other personal guards had already driven everyone off the entire ship.
Seeing Li Xuan and others approaching, the steward of the Yuan family quickly put on a smile and stepped forward to greet them.
In the past two days, he has also figured out that among the group of people in front of him, there must be people of high status who are not afraid of the king of his family at all.
Therefore, they are very honest when facing Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others.
"Young Masters, I am the steward of the Yuan family in Chen County. This ship is the cargo ship of our family leader, King Jianshan. I wonder if you have any misunderstandings?"
"Misunderstand?"
Li Chengqian snorted coldly, "Tell me, what kind of cargo is on this ship?"
"this?"
Hearing this, the manager of the Yuan family was startled and quickly apologized with a smile.
"Reporting to this young man, this ship contains some tea, silk, farm tools, salt and other items that my king needs."
"Where?"
Li Chengqian asked.
"If this young man doesn't believe it, I will bring him forward to have a look." The steward quickly replied.
"Reporting to Dalang, there are indeed these goods on the ship, but these goods only account for 10% of the cabin!"
On the side, Zheng Fu said quickly.
"One percent?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
"You thief dare to deceive me again. Although I can't bear to kill you, I can still teach you a lesson!"
The steward of the Yuan family shuddered and saluted Li Chengqian with a look of fear on his face.
On the side, Cheng Chusi said in a cold voice: "Don't worry, Gao Ming, if you don't have the heart to kill this guy, I will kill him for you."
"Exactly. If you can't bear to look at him, we will just sink him to the bottom of the sea without staining your eyes!"
Li Chongyi said with a sinister look on his face.
Upon hearing this, the steward of the Yuan family was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Young gentlemen, I am truly a member of the Yuan family, and the head of my family is truly the King of Jianshan. I will never dare to deceive you all!"
"snort!"
Li Xuan was not in the mood to waste time and walked forward directly.
"It's just a little king of a vassal country, there is no need to mention it in front of me."
"Tell me the truth, on a ship as big as yours, the cargo is less than 10%, but there are hundreds of guards, and there are so many ordinary people. Why is this?"
"this……"
Hearing this, the manager of the Yuan family was shocked and his face changed slightly.
"Did not say?"
Li Xuan snorted again, "I will throw him into the sea!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Zheng Fu responded, stepped forward, and picked up the steward of the Yuan family, as if catching a chicken, and walked down to the seaside.
At this moment, the steward of the Yuan family seemed to have come to his senses. He shuddered coldly and begged for mercy with a look of horror on his face.
"This king, please spare your life, spare your life... The villain said that the villain's ship is mainly used to transport these servants to my king's kingdom to reclaim land and grow food!"
"Stop!"
Li Xuan waved his hand, and Zheng Fu threw the Yuan family steward to the ground.
"It seems that you don't know who I am!"
Li Xuan smiled lightly, "Don't lie to me, otherwise I can destroy the Jinyang Wang family, and I can also destroy your Yuan family in Chen County!"
"Jin...are you His Highness King Jin?"
Upon hearing this, the steward of the Yuan family's eyes widened instantly, his face full of horror.
"It's me, the king!"
Li Xuan smiled faintly again.
However, in the eyes of the steward of the Yuan family, this smile was like a devil, and he subconsciously took a few steps back.
It's a pity that behind him is the sea, and there is no way to retreat!
"I ask again, who are these people?"
"Reporting to His Majesty the King of Jin, these people are indeed servants of my king...but most of them are tenant farmers of my king."
The steward of the Yuan family quickly replied.
“Servant and tenant farmer are the same status?”
Li Xuan asked with a sneer.
"Your Highness, King Jin, please spare your life, Your Highness, King Jin, please spare your life..."
The steward of the Yuan family quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Xuan.
Then, seeing that Li Xuan didn't speak, the Yuan family steward's eyes became even more frightened, and he quickly opened his mouth to explain.
"His Royal Highness, King Jin, these people are actually the tenants of my king's fields. This time, after my king's fertile fields in Chen County have been cultivated, my king asked the villain to take these tenants to Jianshan City.