There were a total of seventeen craftsmen, plus Ouyang Shuo, the leader, a total of eighteen people.

Except for Ouyang Shuoguan, who became a middle doctor, the rest of the craftsmen all jumped from craftsmen to Tong Zhilang from the sixth grade.

This is already the limit of what Li Chengqian can do, and officials above the sixth grade are not easily and directly given.

After writing the confession, seeing Fang Xuanling standing at the door of the lobby to avoid suspicion, Li Chengqian smiled, and could only pick up the big seal and cover it himself.

The same thing has to be done in the province under the door, as for the province of Shangshu, they are actually doing things, and they do not have the suggestion of the book and the power of refutation under the door.

With an official position, Li Chengqian can be regarded as having an explanation for those people. At the very least, I feel a lot better.

hugged and said goodbye to Fang Xuanling, the same thing had to be done again in the door province.

Wei Zheng, like Fang Xuanling, is an old man, and he doesn't need to say too much to know how he should deal with this matter. Avoid suspicion, this is to avoid suspicion, dealing with things like weapons that will break the house at every turn, that is because you have lived for a long time.

After the review of Menxia Province, he was sent to Shangshu Province. After the Shangshu Province is recorded, it will be sent to the Ministry of Officials for the record, so that the official status of these people will be finalized.

Li Chengqian, who fulfilled his promise, immediately trotted all the way back to the East Palace.

When he saw the folds piled up on the table, his head was as big as a bucket.

The twists and turns accumulated by the Great Dynasty will definitely not be compared with ordinary days. There are so many twists and turns, even if you start to review them from now on, you have to review them until the evening....

Compared with the painful Li Chengqian, the emperor is much more leisurely.

Leaving everything behind, he has been walking for more than ten days, but the journey has not yet passed halfway.

Sometimes he shows the identity of the emperor, accepts tribute from the magistrate, and sometimes breaks away from the army, disguises himself as a caravan to spy on the people, and has a lot of fun.

Qizhou is the main traffic route between Guanzhong and Longyou, and it is also the only way to go through the Western Regions. However, because of the existence of Gaochang, the Silk Road is not as good as it used to be. As a major transportation artery between China and the West, Gaochang is like a robber who blocks the road, exploiting and persecuting the Hu and Tang merchants who pass by.

The emperor disguised as a caravan, surrounded only by the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui and two hundred Zuo Wuwei soldiers disguised as caravan buddies. As for the things they carried in their carts, they were swords, bows and arrows.

"Your Majesty, you only have more than 200 people with you, something is wrong, if you encounter a bandit or something, I'm afraid Weichen and others will not be able to protect you."

Since leaving the army, Changsun Wuji's hand has not left the long sword on his waist, and he has been standing by the emperor's side, not because it is the safest, but because he wants to protect the emperor well.

The same reaction is Du Ruhui, after receiving a few courses of treatment from Sun Simiao, his body has improved a lot, at this time the guards are on the emperor's side, who will connect him with the previous sick ghost?

Li Shimin also carried a long sword at his waist, and dissatisfiedly pulled the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui aside and said: "As for it, this is the territory of Datang, and it is not the border, so there is no need to be so vigilant." The bandits only came out in troubled times, but now that Datang has been stable for so long, coupled with our policy of appeasing the homeless people is very popular, and then hiding in the mountains to do business without capital, it is really lacking in heart. ”

As he spoke, Li Shimin pulled out the long sword at his waist and chopped down the branches on the side of the road.

It's also aggrieved to think about it, the sword that should have drunk human blood can only be shelved by him now, and even if it is a fluke this time, it can only be used to chop down tree branches. Since you want to be an emperor, you always have to give up some things, but after becoming an emperor, you find that what you give up is what you care about the most.

After chopping for a while, I felt bored, so I simply wiped my sword clean and put it away. These words can only be thought about in his heart, and others, even if they are queens, he is not ready to tell.

Passing through a small intersection, there is a forest of tall trees on both sides of the road.

Immersed in the military literacy in his bones, Li Shimin immediately waved his hand, and the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei began to change formations, with carriages carrying horizontal knives and elite soldiers in front, and empty-handed people behind. With such a formation, even if you encounter an ambush, you can quickly change the formation.

Bandits don't have to worry, some people who are similar to refugees, if they can beat the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei, it is a joke. What he was most worried about was some ill-intentioned people who thought about his actions this time.

There were very messy rut marks on the dirt road, which made Eldest Sun Wuji immediately vigilant. The road is very muddy, it is estimated that it rained last night, and with this rut mark, it is estimated that there is a team of many people ambushed in the forest.

"What's the panic, if the other party doesn't even know his hidden whereabouts, I will look down on him, move on, and see who this team is."

Li Shimin was not worried at all, but led the team to the front.

I walked up an uphill road and saw a camp at the top of the slope. Judging from those wagons and camels, it should be a caravan going through the Western Regions, because only a caravan going through the Western Regions will be equipped with a large number of camels.

This side found the opposite side, and the other party naturally found this side too.

A fat merchant came out of the camp and waited, until the emperor and his party approached, and then he said, "Brother Tai, but you want to go to the Western Regions?" In the Lower Jade Pavilion Lao Zhang, it was the first time I had seen a few. ”

Li Shimin didn't care that there was a businessman opposite him, and he arched his hand very bloodily and said: "It turned out to be Brother Zhang of the Jade Pavilion, the younger brother's surname is Li, and he just entered the industry, and he is like thunder about your name." I don't know if Brother Zhang is also going to the Western Regions? ”

Lao Zhang was a little puzzled, he had just opened the Jade Pavilion, why was it like thunder? However, businessmen are also accustomed to boasting to each other, so he is not surprised.

Solemnly, Lao Zhang smiled and said: "It's already noon, why don't you stop here for a while?" We just came back from the Western Regions, and when we arrived here, it rained heavily, and we had to retreat to this high ground as a last resort, and to tell you the truth, if you go further, there will be a river, and it rained heavily last night, and this river is estimated to be difficult to pass, so it is better to stay for a day or two and then go over. ”

Li Shimin was naturally happy to accept the invitation, but the businessman, as the lowest figure in the Tang Dynasty, had never underestimated him. I have to admit that although the proportion of commercial tax in Datang's tax revenue is small, it is not to the point of being ignored.

Although it was a caravan, the camp was stationed in a very regular manner, and there were not only fire ditches but also diversion ditches on the periphery. Although the men of the caravan were not fierce, they were also very strong, and it was no wonder that they dared to go to the Western Regions.

As soon as he entered a tent, Li Shimin exclaimed. Not because I saw some peerless beauty, but because there was a very strong smell of spices in the tent. Spices are the price of gold in the Tang Dynasty, even if he is the emperor, he only dares to use it during the New Year's holidays, for fear that using too much will attract impeachment by the ministers. Usually I am really greedy, so I can only go to the East Palace to have a meal regardless of face. It is estimated that only the East Palace does not change its color when using this thing.

"Spices? Brother Zhang isn't from the Jade Pavilion? How did you get into the spice business? ”

Lao Zhang invited Li Shimin to sit down, and said with a smile: "In the past, it was indeed a dry jade business, when Feng Gong entered Beijing from Lingnan to worship, he brought a lot of jadeite, which was taken down by the prince, and the old man also passed the recommendation of Lao Jin, and invested in the prince's command and sold the jade for a period of time." However, compared with spices, the jade and jade industry is still not profitable. In order to gain the prince's appreciation, I can only go to the Western Regions to deal in spices.

You don't know, in the past, the Sanle pulp in the Western Regions was swept away in our Datang I don't know how much money. But when the prince's liquor comes out, we will make their money. Do you know where these two truckloads of spices come from? Hehe, in fact, it was two carts of spirits in exchange, plus a team of dancers. If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's forbiddenness to us doing population business, the dancers of the Western Regions would have been able to exchange a lot of money in Datang. ”

As soon as he heard that Lao Zhang was a person under the command of the East Palace, Li Shimin immediately laughed, while the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui widened their eyes.

How much business does this prince do, he is in the wilderness, and he can even meet the merchants under his command.

Li Shimin was very happy, since this Lao Zhang is his son's person, he is not an outsider, so he said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the prince will make money and people will be angry, so it's good to leave some bottom line." Since you have come back from the Western Regions, why don't you tell us what the Western Regions are like? I.... Shocked us? ”

Lao Zhang didn't hear the fault in Li Shimin's words, but he didn't have the slightest intention to hide it, took out the wine he brought from the Western Regions, poured a glass for each of the three guests, and then said: "If you want to talk about the Western Regions, one word is enough, chaos!" The land of the Western Regions is really chaotic. Gaochang doesn't care for the time being, the gluttony only eats and doesn't pull, that is, turtles and Yanqi, don't look at it as a country, it's also very chaotic, and there are thieves everywhere. With Gaochang's exploitation, the interests of the merchants are already very few, and coupled with the chaos in these two places, it is easy to lose both people and money. It is precisely because of this that the Silk Road is on the verge of extinction. Those who dared to go to the Western Regions, and the Hu merchants who dared to come to the Tang Dynasty from the Western Regions, all took risks for the sake of profit. ”

Li Shimin nodded, Gaochang is indeed a cancerous existence for the Chinese and Western trade routes, but it is surrounded by the Western Turks, the Tang Dynasty, and Tuyuhun, and it is the safest country. For example, now, he has the support of the Western Turks, although he wants to attack him, but under the trap, he can only let Gaochang run rampant.

"Since the Western Regions are so chaotic, how did you get back with your whole body?"

Under the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui, Li Shimin took a sip of wine without any worries, and then moaned comfortably.

In the end, wine is still a little better than the craftsmanship of the people of the Western Regions, so it can't be done if you don't admit it.

Lao Zhang noticed the abnormality of the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui, but he didn't take it to heart, and laughed: "Actually, although Lao Zhang and I claim to go to the Western Regions, in fact, I just went to Gaochang and handed over to the merchants of the Western Regions, and I don't need to go to the Western Regions to try my luck without dying." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the lives of our Tang people are precious, and we can't afford to die for a little money. Although a large amount of taxes will still be collected in Gaochang, it is actually nothing to use spirits to offset taxes. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin laughed and couldn't help but say: "Chengqian, this kid, still knows the preciousness of human life, and he didn't despise human life for money, which is very good." ”

Syllable~

The cup in Lao Zhang's hand fell to the ground and shattered.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui didn't know what to say, so they could only drink wine to hide their smiles.

It's over, the emperor didn't hold back and said something he shouldn't have said.

Li Shimin also recalled at this time and was embarrassed.

"Grass people Zhang Quan, meet Your Majesty! Please forgive the grass people for being rude. ”

At this time, he couldn't tell who the person in front of him was, and Lao Zhang was not qualified to be promoted to the shopkeeper.

Whether it is "me" or the long sword decorated with the dragon's head on the waist, how can this be used blindly by ordinary people?

"Well, it's not bad, I found out who I am. That's it, I don't need to be so restrained, let's be flat, but if you reveal this matter, a hundred boards won't be able to run, you know? ”

Lao Zhang nodded hurriedly, and in a short period of time, his clothes were soaked with sweat.

There are definitely a few people in this world who dare to jump in front of the emperor, and they are not frightened, and they are already amazing.

"Your Majesty, you are from Chang'an, but you want to visit Qizhou?"

Lao Zhang's words made Li Shimin curious: "I didn't say that I was going to Qizhou to patrol, how did you know?" Oh, when you came back from the Western Regions, you should have passed through Qizhou. ”

Lao Zhang nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the people of Qizhou are going crazy now, the people on both sides of the official road are building roads, and the people on the road are cleaning the courtyard, so I am afraid that when you pass by, it will be unsightly." ”

"Ordered by the Assassin?"

"According to the grass people, it should be spontaneous by the people."

Hearing this answer, Li Shimin nodded, as long as it was not ordered by the assassin history, although he liked the scene of the people cheering in the middle of the road, but he never liked the rehearsal of such a scene under the strict order of the assassin of Yizhou. What he didn't know was that the officials of the Tang Dynasty had not yet learned formalism, which in Li Chengqian's opinion was simply something worth celebrating.

learned from Lao Zhang's mouth that the people of Qizhou were looking forward to his patrol, which made Li Shimin very proud, and after accepting the wine offered by Lao Zhang, he turned around and left the camp.

Now, the army behind has arrived here, surrounding the camp on three floors and three outside the camp, to the horror of the caravan guys.

Li Shimin naturally had no intention of embarrassing these people, and led the team to move forward in a comfortable mood.

The emperor's mood was very comfortable, but Li Chengqian was not like this, the boring life day after day made him extremely boring, and the more he watched those twists and turns, the more bored he became.

Boredom is boredom, but there are still people to do government affairs in the end. It was only now that he discovered that during the Taiping period, basically Fang Xuanling was able to do a lot of things, and he didn't hide it at the beginning, which was definitely the stupidest thing to do.

When he was in a depressed mood, he naturally wanted to express it, so Li Chengqian changed his font, which looked slightly sloppy, but no one dared to say that it was ugly.

There are very few folds today, which means that his approach has worked, and the old house may also feel that he has done too much, and the reviews given on the folds are reasonable and there is no shortage.

The first time at noon, he finished dealing with the folds, walked out of the study, and stretched his waist, which made Li Chengqian feel a little moved.

"Your Highness, the farm sent a fat sheep to the palace, how do you think it is better to eat?"

Zhang Yun knew very well what questions he should ask, and it was definitely the most correct to ask His Highness what to eat at this time.

"Mutton~"

"Then take it to Yichun Beiyuan, let Ashina Xue roast mutton try, I really want to taste what her roast mutton tastes like."

Zhang Yun took the order to leave, and Yu Taicai, who wanted to speak a few times, spoke: "Your Highness, do you really want to be beaten by one city after another, and all of them will not be broken?" ”

When he heard about the battle target that he led this time, he always wanted to ask this question.

Li Chengqian sighed and said to Tai: "No wonder my father didn't reuse you, although you are brave, your military literacy is really a little worse." Cheng Biting Jin Wei Chi Gong is indeed brave, but in the troubled times, he also learned a lot of miscellaneous art of war, and finally became his own. You've seen the power of gunpowder, but this thing can only pose a threat to the city if there are enough of them, and with only 2,000 people, how many gunpowder weapons can you bring?

Even if you make a big guy who can blow through the city walls with one shot, can you get it under the city gates? Dream about it! So, Lone Cai said that this time he was going to harass the Koreans. Two thousand men can't take a city under any circumstances, so in that case, it is better to visit them all. You can't do anything with the city, but in the same way, if they leave the city, they will not be able to take you.

There is no need to fight fiercely, as long as you can force the Koreans not to show their heads, we will have the confidence to say that the Koreans have become turtles with shrunken heads. As for the sharpness of our weapons, the Koreans dare not mention it in any way, even if there are 10,000 people in a city, it is five times our strength, and such a huge gap is in itself their defeat.

Therefore, this time you are actually declaring force, no matter what kind of results you achieve, as long as you fight until the Koreans dare not show their heads. The fact that 2,000 people could achieve such a result was enough to deter the Koreans. Of course, if people are in a hurry, and the people in the ten cities come out desperately, you still have to flee for your life. 2,000 people in front of 100,000 people, not even enough to stuff their teeth. ”

Yu Tai opened his mouth twice, but he couldn't say it, he really wanted to say that with the god armament like gunpowder weapons, he could still take a city at any cost, but such a proposal would definitely be reprimanded by the prince.

Because, even if it can be captured, the pro-rate rate will definitely lose a lot.

However, such a game went to the border of Korea to wreak havoc, but it made him unwilling.

"Don't think about it, just do what Gu said, now is not the time to clean up Goryeo, just scare and scare them, you can't really fight."

Seeing what Yu Tai was thinking, Li Chengqian finally reminded him.