Liu Shi saw that Emperor Taixi had a regretful look on his face, and he disagreed in his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although he also longed for the bloody life in the army, he never wanted to have war disputes, because once the war started, it was the ordinary people and ordinary soldiers who suffered in the end.

Of course, these words are not easy to say to Emperor Taixi.

So Liu Shi changed his way and replied euphemistically: "There are few wars in the frontier, which shows that Your Majesty has good governance, and the four seas are peaceful!" This is all the merit of His Majesty. ”

Emperor Taixi laughed after hearing this.

Everyone likes to listen to this kind of flattery, not to mention that Liu Shi's flattery is substantial, and his demeanor is serious and respectful, which makes people feel even more happy.

"This is not only the merit of my own people, but also the achievement of the great assistance of all the ministers, and the efforts of every one of my people!" Emperor Taixi said solemnly.

Since he had the intention to compete for the throne, he began to secretly learn the emperor's strategy, knowing that the people are like water and the monarch is like a boat.

Therefore, even if he had to punish the law harshly in order to stabilize the rule of power at the beginning of his reign, he was never soft on his ministers and even his brothers and nephews, but he was never willing to treat the people harshly.

Over the years, he has also won a reputation for being diligent and loving the people.

Thinking of this, Emperor Taixi couldn't help but show a smug expression.

Liu Zhi was taught and responded with a sincere expression: "Your Majesty's words reminded Weichen of a trivial matter.

When he returned to Beijing after his term of office, while waiting for the ship in the coastal town of Quanzhou, Weichen's family temporarily lived in an inn in the town. The innkeeper was grateful to Weichen for leading the crowd to drive away the Japanese and protect their homeland, so he resolutely did not pay any fees, and regarded entertaining Weichen as their family's luck.

With such people who love their homeland and hometown, why can't I worry about the prosperity of the country, let the Quartet come to congratulate it! ”

Emperor Taixi was deeply touched when he heard this, and nodded again and again, his expression full of sighs and pride.

It is also his luck as a monarch to have such a people!

After talking about defending against the Japanese invaders, Emperor Taixi asked him about the ocean-going sea caravan that he was most curious about.

"I am the king and hegemon on the land, and the four realms are peaceful. However, the maritime defense has not been perfected, so this time the Japanese have been given an opportunity. Liu Shi analyzed carefully,

"Therefore, at the beginning, Wei Chen strongly agreed to Mr. Josephine's request, and insisted that the government take a stake in it, not to covet the treasures of the ocean, but to take the opportunity to explore the nearby seas, and even the wider sea, and take this opportunity to set up a garrison to stabilize the coastline of our Daqi.

This is also the reason why Weichen chose to take the sea route by boat this time.

Traveling all the way from Quanzhou, Weichen found that except for the port of Tianjin, which is the closest to the capital, the maritime defense of the entire north is obviously much lax than that of the south.

Before the baptism of war, the soldiers were daunted by the current peace, and in the long run, if they encountered this incident of the invasion of the southeast coast by the Japanese invaders, I was afraid that the consequences would be unimaginable! ”

The north is close to the capital, and if the northern maritime defense is lost, it will directly threaten the safety of the capital at that time.

Hearing Liu Zhi say this, Emperor Taixi's previous pride gradually disappeared, and his brows froze.

"At present, although the Japanese people have temporarily surrendered, they have taken the initiative to become a vassal state of our Great Qi, and they are very obedient. However, when the tiger returns to the mountain, there will be endless troubles.

Since the Japanese were able to invade our Daqi sea area for no reason and try in vain to plunder our land and people, how could they be willing to be subservient to others and truly be an obedient courtier?

Such a 'humiliation' will only make their future counterattacks more intense.

Be prepared, take precautions, Your Majesty still has to make a decision as soon as possible. Liu Zhi was worried, but his words were sincere.

Emperor Taixi frowned and pondered, no longer seeing a trace of his previous self-pride.

"I'm in the Northern Sea Realm, is it really as lax as you said?" Emperor Taixi hesitated.

He believes in his ability to govern the country, and the north is close to the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, how dare the soldiers slack off!

However, Liu Zhi is sincere, dedicated to the country, regardless of the hardships and dangers of life and death, since he specially took a boat back to Beijing to check the northern sea territory, he will definitely not lie!

Emperor Taixi frowned.

"Maybe Weichen is alarmist." Liu replied officially, "But it's always good to take precautions early." ”

"I wrote it down. It is imperative to rectify coastal defense. Emperor Taixi immediately made a decision.

If it was in the past, he might not have made up his mind to rectify the coastal defense so easily, after all, the territory of Daqi was mainly on land, and at that time, there were enemy countries watching the border, and there was Gao Yu leading the heirs of the great prince to escape, and there were founding feats and pride of pampering, he pacified the land territory and still lacked skills, where would he have the heart to rectify the coastal defense!

But now, the national strength of Daqi is getting stronger and stronger, and the surrounding countries can only lie dormant, and the borders are stable; The disobedient founding fathers are also being weakened by him step by step; More importantly, when Liu Shi was in office in Honghe County, he saw the subtleties and successfully helped him take down Gao Yu and other traitors, and solved his big trouble.

Now that the throne was secure, he was naturally free to do other things.

And judging from the treasures paid by the caravans on the voyage, the sea was far more attractive and rich than he imagined. How could he give up such a big piece of fat meat so easily!

Emperor Taixi's expression gradually became firm.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Liu Zhi was convinced, and said respectfully.

In addition to covering up the not very glorious succession history in the past, Emperor Taixi can also be regarded as the most eloquent and benevolent monarch since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty.

He was fortunate to be born in a peaceful and prosperous era, to serve such a monarch, to develop his ambitions, and to realize his ambition to help the world and the people.

"As for the specific investigation of the ocean-going sea caravan, if Your Majesty is interested, it is better to summon Mr. Josephine, the head of the caravan, to the palace and ask him to report to Your Majesty in person." Liu Shi took the opportunity to recommend, "Although Weichen has contributed to the establishment of the ocean-going sea caravan, he has never gone out of the ocean with the caravan, how dare he report to His Majesty what he imagined out of thin air." ”

If it's more serious, isn't this a crime of deception!

"Mr. Josephine has also come to the capital this time?" Emperor Taixi asked with a look of surprise.

Liu Shi nodded and replied, "When Weichen boarded the ship and returned to Beijing, Mr. Josephine happened to lead the ocean-going caravan to return from the sea, and when he saw this, he came to the capital together. It is said that it is to see the prosperity at the feet of the Son of Heaven. ”

"In that case, then after you leave the palace, you will pass on a decree on my behalf, summoning Mr. Josephine to the palace in the afternoon." Emperor Taixi commanded with a little urgency, full of ambition.

"Wechen obeys." Liu Zhi smiled happily and bowed down to receive the order.