"No, we have to go to Uncle Jin Wang about this matter!"
At this time, Li Chengqian could no longer hold back, stood up quickly, and walked out of the palace.
As for Changsun Wuji, he sighed helplessly and followed with a sad face.
"You are saying that it is possible for His Majesty to go to America?"
After listening to the words of Changsun Wuji and Li Chengqian, Li Xuan sat up from the sofa in shock. According to Li Shimin's urine, it was really possible for him to do such a thing!
"Your Majesty, isn't this nonsense? How old is he, how old is the Hejian County Prince, and there are so many veterans on the boat! If they can go to Dashi and then take them to Australia, their bodies and bones are almost reaching the limit!
If we continue to patrol Goguryeo, Baekje, and Japan, some veteran generals may fall.
As for heading to America, it's not certain whether he and the King of Hejian County can make it there."
With that said, Li Xuan quickly shouted outside: "Zheng Fu, summon two hundred personal guards and follow me to Qingzhou!"
As for why they are not called Li Chang, it is because the old housekeeper Li Chang is old and has been bedridden as early as two years ago!
"Gao Ming, Duke Zhao, according to your Majesty's actions, they will definitely go to Qingzhou to put down tens of thousands of soldiers, and then recruit some food. I will rush there overnight, and I will definitely be able to catch up with your Majesty!"
"In this case, I'll trouble Uncle Wang!" Li Chengqian quickly raised his hands and saluted.
Changsun Wuji, who was on the side, said slowly: "Your Highness, King Jin, I wonder if I can go to Qingzhou with King Jin?"
"uncle?"
Li Chengqian was shocked.
Li Xuan was also stunned, looked at Changsun Wuji up and down, and said: "Zhao Guogong has just recovered from his illness, so it is better to stay in Chang'an. It is a long way to go, and I am really afraid that Zhao Guogong will be like Cai Guogong, who will not be able to wait for him."
Your Majesty has already left when he comes back!"
After saying that, he walked upstairs by himself.
Behind him, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but look sentimental.
In the spring of last year, Cai Guogong Du Ruhui, who had been bedridden for many years, still couldn't hold on and passed away!
Even before Li Shimin could come back, the burial could only be presided over by the prince Li Chengqian, the eldest son of Zhao State, Sun Wuji, the Duke of Wei State, Fang Xuanling and other loyal ministers!
And now, Changsun Wuji also feels that his body is getting worse and worse.
If it weren't for Dr. Sun from the medical school, he would diagnose and treat them like veterans within a few days.
I am afraid that he would not be able to get up due to the wind and cold two days ago.
After a while.
Li Xuan walked downstairs with two large packages in his hands and walked out.
Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji quickly followed.
Outside the courtyard.
Zheng Fu was already waiting with two hundred personal guards and four large carriages.
Li Xuan turned around, said goodbye to Li Chengqian and Chang Sun Wuji, and got into the carriage directly.
Following Zheng Fu's order, two hundred personal guards escorted four carriages and quickly ran out.
In the past few years, after Datang had no shortage of food, Datang had completely entered a stage of rapid development.
Roads, population, houses...
Naturally, the cement highway from Chang'an to Qingzhou is also maintained very smoothly.
There were also a lot more traveling caravans.
Even though the night is getting dark, there are still some scattered caravans on the concrete road hurrying on their way.
As for Li Xuan, although he was very anxious.
However, after it became completely dark, Zheng Fu was ordered to find an inn and stay in it.
Wait until daybreak before starting on your way.
…
Qingzhou.
The current Qingzhou City has expanded outward due to the huge shipyard outside the city. The number of people in Qingzhou City has doubled compared to more than ten years ago.
There are no longer so many people living in Qingzhou City, and a circle of houses has been built around the city wall of Qingzhou.
Most of them are merchants, and some are family members of craftsmen in the shipyard.
Every day when the sky just turns gray, the Qingzhou Harbor outside Qingzhou City is already bustling with people. Businessmen and fishermen all board their boats and head out to sea.
As a big sun emerged from the end of the sea, the entire sea was dyed golden.
Thousands of ships in the Qingzhou waters that had not yet left the sea suddenly discovered that a large steel ship appeared at the end of the sea in the distance.
As the entire majestic body of the big ship was exposed, several large steel ships appeared behind the big ship.
The fishermen and merchants on these ships quickly began to direct the ships to make way for these large ships.
However, just as they gave way to the waterway, they discovered that at the end of the sea in the distance, there were still large steel ships emerging one after another.
Soon, nearly a hundred large steel ships appeared.
Together, they are like a long dragon heading straight to Qingzhou Harbor.
In the distance, some knowledgeable merchants could not help but stand on their own ships, looking at the huge fleet in the distance with envy and talking about it.
"Such a huge fleet, could it be that Duke Ju's fleet was escorting grain back from the small country of Linyi?"
"Since His Majesty led an army of 100,000 people to conquer Dashi two years ago, Duke Ju's Linyi fleet has only a dozen ships left. In the past two years, although the shipyard has also built many large steel ships,
, but there are definitely not so many ships!”
"If it's not the fleet of Lord Ju, how else in the Tang Dynasty can we have such a huge fleet?"
"Why isn't His Majesty's fleet returning from the expedition against Dashi?"
"Um?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around was shocked.
An old man on the side seemed to remember something, and quickly took out a clairvoyant from his arms and looked at the huge fleet in the distance.
Sure enough, the two large ships in that fleet actually hung bright golden yellow dragon flags!
Seeing this, the old man's expression changed, and then he was filled with joy.
"It's the golden dragon flag. This is really His Majesty's fleet!"
"What, His Majesty's fleet?"
Around the old man, a group of people in gorgeous clothes also quickly took out their clairvoyance eyes from their arms and looked at the ship in the distance.
After seeing those dazzling golden dragon flags, everyone's face was filled with joy.
"The Yellow Golden Dragon Flag. Only His Majesty can fly this flag in the entire Tang Dynasty. It must be His Majesty's fleet!"
"Your Majesty is finally back!"
As he said this, several people thought of something and couldn't help but look puzzled.
"But didn't His Majesty lead an army of 100,000 men and more than 200 large steel ships? How come there are only more than 100 large ships in this fleet?"
"Yes, could it be that His Majesty's conquest of Dashi failed miserably?"
"Impossible. The Tang Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world today. How can a mere barbarian defeat the Tang Dynasty's 100,000-strong army? Moreover, such a huge fleet of giant steel ships?"
"Moreover, there are no traces of a war outside this fleet. His Majesty's conquest of Dashi will definitely be a complete victory!"
"Then how come there are so few fleets?"
"Then, is it possible that His Majesty has captured the small barbarian country of Dashi, and the other hundred ships are staying in Dashi to guard it?"
"This is possible!"
"Have you ever thought that when His Majesty recruited an army of 100,000 people, half of the army was gathered along the way. Will the soldiers on the 100 large ships begin to disembark as early as Suzhou and Haizhou and return to their hometowns?"
"Also a possibility……"
…
Likewise, as the fleet approached, more and more merchants and fishermen on board the ships recognized whose fleet they were in front of.
Everyone's eyes flashed with brilliance and they were talking a lot.
His Majesty the Tang Dynasty is back!
All the ships subconsciously stopped and looked at the fleet in the distance quietly.
However, the speed of the steel ship is too fast, and many people who are not clairvoyant cannot see the people on the ship clearly.
On the steel ship, when the fishing boats and merchant ships stopped, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others had already received the report.
Therefore, they all stood beside the big ship curiously and looked down.
However, in the eyes of Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others, there were small boats in the distance, sailing slowly in the sea, without much attention.
"The lives of the people on the coast of the Tang Dynasty have begun to become more prosperous!" Li Xiaogong sighed with emotion.
"When I first came to the throne, I could not even imagine that the Tang Dynasty could be so prosperous!"
Li Shimin also looked emotional.
As he said that, Li Shimin couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Li Chenglu, who had an incomprehensible expression.
"During the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanba accounted for 80% of the credit!"
"Without His Majesty's trust and reputation, even if Xuan Ba has great abilities, he will not be able to use them!"
Li Xiaogong glanced at Li Shimin in surprise. He was a little confused about the meaning of Li Shimin's words, but he still gave a very pertinent compliment.
On the side, Li Chenglu was still pretending to be stupid and kept looking at the large and small ships in the distance.
It seemed that there were precious treasures on those ships that he could not move away from.
"Xuanba is my third direct brother. He has listened to me since he was a child. If I don't trust him, who else in the entire Tang Dynasty can I trust?"
Li Shimin smiled casually, took a clairvoyant eye from the side, and looked into the distance.
at the same time.
As a huge fleet of one hundred steel ships approached, the entire Qingzhou harbor began to stir.
With such a huge fleet, it must be the fleet led by His Majesty who has returned.
The garrison at the harbor quickly ran towards the city.
For such a big event, one must let one's superior know about it immediately.
The shipyard not far from Qingzhou Harbor has already begun to clear the ships on the shipyard harbor to make room for the fleet.
It took a whole day of work.
It took more than a hundred large ships and more than 60,000 soldiers to settle down.
Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others had already moved into Qingzhou City.
As 40,000 soldiers returned home, conscription orders were also issued, and grain supplies in Qingzhou City were allocated at the same time.
His Majesty the Tang Dynasty issued the edict in person, and the officials in Qingzhou did not dare to delay at all.
Soon, with Qingzhou as the center and soldiers from several surrounding states, they all started to move.
Five days.
Ten thousand soldiers have gathered in Qingzhou City.
At the same time, the coal and grain on the ships of the 30,000 soldiers were filled again.
Seeing this, Li Xiaogong, Niu Jinda and others also felt that something was wrong.
Because loading so much coal and grain on the ship would be enough to inspect Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and Japan five times.
Moreover, the speed of a fully loaded ship is even slower. This is a waste of time, money and effort. It is impossible for your Majesty not to know this.
Then, this Majesty must have his own purpose.
"Your Majesty, you asked those captains to fill all the big ships with coal and grain, but you still want to go somewhere else?"
After finding Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong asked directly.
"Somewhere else?"
Li Shimin looked stunned, "Besides Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and Japan, where else is the territory of our Tang Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for overthinking it!"
When Li Xiaogong thought about it, it was really like this. Apart from these few small countries nearby, His Majesty wanted to go anywhere else, but there was no place to go, so he quickly apologized.
"No problem!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "Brother Xiaogong happened to be here, so I told him that we will rest for two days before setting off to inspect the small countries of Goguryeo!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Xiaogong answered with cupped hands.
Then, he withdrew.
However, as I walked, I couldn't help but frown slightly.
He always felt that there was something wrong with Li Shimin's rhetoric. However, no matter how he thought about it, he could not figure out what the problem was.
The second day.
After thinking about it all night, Li Xiaogong still couldn't figure it out. After lunch, he was ready to go to the shipyard to take a look around.
However, before leaving Qingzhou City, a group of people came from behind.
Li Xiaogong stopped and looked back curiously.
"Your Majesty, look at the logo on the carriage, it seems to be King Jin's motorcade!" the guard beside Li Xiaogong reported.
"Prince Jin?"
Hearing this, Li Xiaogong couldn't help but be surprised.
Immediately, he hurriedly walked towards the group of people.
Seeing Li Xiaogong, Zheng Fu relaxed and ordered the motorcade to slow down.
Then, he walked to the carriage and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the King of Hejian County is in front!"
"Brother Prince of Hejian?"
In the car, Li Xuan became energetic, sat up directly, opened the curtain, and walked out.
Sure enough, Li Xiaogong was standing in front of the carriage with more than a dozen personal guards.
"I've met Brother Hejian Prince!"
"I've met King Jin!"
After Li Xiaogong and Li Xuan greeted each other, Li Xuan invited Li Xiaogong into the carriage.
"Brother Prince Hejian is not with His Majesty, what are you doing with this outfit?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"Oh, I'm ashamed to say that!"
Li Xiaogong let out a long sigh with a melancholy look on his face.
With that said, he told Li Xuan what he was worried about.
After hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but chuckle.
Seeing this, Li Xiaogong's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Xuan Ba knows that your Majesty suddenly prepared so much coal and grain. What are you planning to do?"
"Brother Prince Xiaogong, do you really think that apart from small countries like Goguryeo and Japan, His Majesty has nowhere to go?" Li Xuan asked leisurely.
"Um?"
Li Xiaogong was stunned, frowned and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head slowly.
"I really can't think of where else could Your Majesty go?"
"Brother Prince Xiaogong, have you forgotten America?" Li Xuan asked.
"America?"
Li Xiaogong's eyes suddenly widened, "I see, that's it. I know that Your Majesty never does useless work!"