In the Tang Dynasty, when the minister received the emperor's will, at most he bowed down to listen to it, and it was over, and there were very few things like Xiang Xun now, which was why the other officials behind him were stunned. Even at the peak of the Tang Dynasty, such a grand ceremony would only appear on top of the most solemn ceremony, and such a ceremony would be rare in a year.

Xiang Xun naturally does not act casually.

Now that the Tang Dynasty is controlled by Li Ze, Li Ze's respect for the emperor is not good. The Emperor Taishang was placed in Zhenzhou to recuperate, while the little emperor was studying at Wuwei Academy, and he had no contact with the government at all.

And he Xiang Xun, naturally has to show the supreme respect for the imperial power, the more so, the more he can occupy the commanding heights above morality, and it is also to flaunt the difference between him and Li Ze.

Zhang Hui smiled and finished reading out the will in his hand.

This is a letter to Xiang Xun, which is nothing more than to commend the other party's loyalty to the heart of the country and the intention of serving the country with fists, and at the same time to crown the other party as the king of the county and the will of the officials in Lingnan.

As for the will to canonize Xiang Xun's granddaughter as the queen, it will naturally be officially announced after this daughter arrives in Wuyi.

Helping Xiang Xun up from the ground with both hands, Zhang Hui smiled and said: "I heard Xiang Shuai's name early, and I will see you today, congratulations and congratulations!" ”

Xiang Xun clasped his hands into fists, looked at Zhang Hui and said, "Zhang Gong personally, a certain family never thought that this Xiang family would be honored." ”

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the name of the chapter, wherever he goes, is well-known. This does not change because he is now an important subordinate of Li Ze, and the political differences do not affect his great academic achievements.

"Who are these?" Zhang looked back at the few people behind Xiang Xun, although he didn't know him, but from the dress and bearing of these people, it was obvious that they were not Xiang Xun's subordinates.

"I'll introduce Zhang Gong!" Xiang Xun turned sideways with a smile and said, "This is Rong Hong, the Fujian observation envoy." ”

"This is Tan Yuan, the envoy of Guiguan Jinglu."

"This is Ruan Cheng, the envoy of Rongguan Jinglu."

Zhang Hui was slightly surprised, hugged his fists and said: "I didn't expect to see the three of you here, fortunately, I will be lucky!" ”

The Fujian observer smiled: "I didn't expect to see you this time!" The state affairs are difficult, we people live in the southeast, but we are also worried about national affairs, but Zhang Gong, to say a word from the heart, sometimes I really feel that I have more than enough strength and do not know how to serve the country, only to work hard to guard our own territory, this time to Shuai initiative, we also feel that there is finally a leader, the snake has no head! If you don't have a backbone, you can do everything with a drum in your heart! ”

Zhang Hui smiled: "The imperial court has never forgotten the monarchs of the southeast!" ”

Tan Yuandao, the envoy of Gui Guanjing, said: "Duke Zhang, please forgive me, the imperial court is too far away from us now, and there is really no other way than to provide us with moral help. Fortunately, the imperial court has finally let the southeast have a backbone, which is serious! ”

"In the southeast, the forces are scattered, and now the situation is difficult, and many careerists are aggressive, eyeing us! Only by gathering all the forces can we resist those ambitious people and ensure that the Datang Society does not fall! Rong Guan Jing made Ruan Cheng sigh with emotion.

"You're right!" Zhang Hui nodded again and again: "For your heart to serve the country, Your Majesty, Li Xiang is all concerned, earlier Li Xiang in order to stabilize the situation in the north, to ensure the safety of the court and His Majesty, has been fighting non-stop, for several years, Zhang Zhongwu in the northeast has been tied up, forcing Tubo to retreat to the plateau, and spit out a large number of our Tang Dynasty land. Li Xiang even used a clever hand, making the domestic war in Tubo chaotic, and he was no longer able to pose a threat to my Tang Dynasty. After several years of fighting, our Tang soldiers suffered heavy casualties, but they never flinched. Now, at last, it's time to breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Looking at the four people with slightly different faces, Zhang Hui turned around, pointed to the huge hull of the Dingyuan behind him, and said with a smile: "Now that the imperial court has improved a little, it will do its best to support the southeastern monarchs, and the dozens of merchant ships outside are carrying enough ordnance to equip tens of thousands of people, which are the best weapons of my Datang." Even if the land route is cut off now, as long as the sea does not dry up, the support of the imperial court to the southeast will never be stopped. ”

Zhang Hui's words were extremely tough.

Over the years, the imperial court has been fighting everywhere, fighting with enemies from all walks of life, but you in the southeast have not moved, the grain and grass have not moved, and now the situation has improved, and we have turned around to support you guys who have never been on the battlefield to fight for the imperial court, we have done our best, so don't sing any high-pitched songs in front of us. If we really want to sing a high note, only we can sing it.

And the last few words are a naked threat.

What is a corner of the southeast, far from the imperial court, and needs a backbone?

There can only be one backbone of yours, and that is the imperial court.

Of course, the current imperial court is actually Li Ze and Li Xiang.

Don't think that the land is cut off by the pseudo-beams and some other towns with their own hearts, but as long as the sea is there, our tentacles can reach to the southeast. Don't think that if you are in a group, you will have the capital to bargain with the court, in the eyes of the court, you are not a child.

Since we can transport the ordnance from the sea to support you, and of course we can also transport a large army from the sea, don't think that if you are far away from the imperial court, you want to leave the jurisdiction of the imperial court and do your own thing.

Everyone is a smart person, and many things, a little bit, you can naturally understand the meaning of the words.

Although Xiang Xun and the others were unhappy in their hearts, as long as they looked at the huge Dingyuan in the port and the sturdy soldiers on both sides of the ship, they felt that they had nothing to say.

In terms of strength, of course, the Northland Imperial Court is stronger.

"Zhang Gong is extremely right!" Xiang Xunqiang said with a smiling face: "Xiang Mou has prepared a banquet in the house, not only for Zhang Gong, but also to take the opportunity of Rong Observation and others to be here, you can discuss what to do next?" Zhang Gong is an important minister of the imperial court, and with Zhang Gong's guidance, we are more sure in our hearts. ”

"Good, good!" Zhang Hui nodded again and again: "This time, Zhang Mou was entrusted by Li Xiang to discuss the matter of the north-south attack with the southeast Junyan, and I won't tell you that the current situation is still quite arduous, and we need to unite as one." Please! ”

"Zhang Gong please, first!"

When Xiang Zhen returned to the Jieshuai Mansion, it was already late at night. Lao Tzu accompanied Zhang Hui and other people who came from Wuyi to drink, but he had to preside over the actual affairs below, and he was busy until now, extremely tired, but still could not rest.

"Father, all the ordnance brought by Wuyi has been transported to the warehouse." Sit down, drink the bird's nest brought by the servant in one gulp, and say to the truth.

"How's it going?" Xiang Xun's wine is still very strong, the people from Wuyi are all some wine barrels, I wanted to take advantage of the landlord's interests, pour Zhang Hui into seven meat and eight vegetables, and then see if I can use the wine to spy on some secrets, unexpectedly, Zhang Hui's amount of wine is far from being comparable to everyone, Rong Hong, Tan Yuan, Ruan Cheng and several people are drunk, but Zhang Hui is still very sober, talking endlessly, but the partial life is full of some empty words.

Seeing that the spy couldn't be done, but was seduced by Zhang Hui so that Rong Hong and the others couldn't hold it anymore, Xiang Xun could only quickly cut through the chaos and quickly end the banquet, and send Wuyi and the others to the post house to rest.

"It's all good things, it's indeed the latest weapons in Wuyi, many of them are not something we can make, and the power is the same as the ones I saw when I was in Wuyi, in this regard, the court didn't fool us. After replacing these weapons and equipment, the combat effectiveness of our soldiers and horses will have a big leap. Xiang Zhen was slightly excited.

"If you can't build it yourself, it's a hidden danger. We can't always rely on others, and if we damage one piece of foreign weapons and equipment, one will be missing, and one day, others will no longer give it to us? Xiang Xun said coldly: "Now Li Ze is still counting on us to contain the pseudo-Liang in the south, so he will naturally be very generous!" ”

"After returning from Wuyi, I handed over all the relevant drawings to our general camp." Xiang Zhen sighed: "But the general eunuch told me that these things, we can make them individually, but large-scale manufacturing does not have the conditions, he said, lead one and launch the whole body, if you insist on imitating these things in Wuyi, I am afraid that our original manufacturing system will be overturned and restarted, which is not a burden we can bear at all." ”

"I see." Xiang Xun said: "These weapons and equipment include ships, and we won't be able to be self-sufficient in a short period of time, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Tell the general eunuch to try out the production on a small scale. Also, in the coastal area, we have to plan for a rainy day from now on, you know what I mean? ”

"Understood." Xiang Zhen nodded and said, since it is impossible to compete with the other party at sea, then it can only find a way to isolate the other party at sea as a precaution.

"Rong Hong, Tan Yuan, Ruan Cheng came this time, and he couldn't let them go back empty-handed, prepare some weapons and ordnance for them, let them bring them back, and prepare some money, where is Rong Hong, give him one million guan, Tan Yuan and Ruan Cheng will each have 500,000 guan."

"Why?" Xiang Zhen is puzzled.

"The strength displayed by the imperial court made them shake a little." Xiang Xun said thoughtfully: "At this time, we don't care about a little money, we have raised the people in Lingnan for so many years, and now is the time for them to give back." ”

"Do you want to pay more taxes?"

"Yes, taxes." A smile appeared on Xiang Xun's face: "Didn't the imperial court's envoy come?" At this time, when we announced the increase in taxes and publicity, we might as well buckle this hat on the court, not that I am greedy for Xun, but that the court has suppressed it, and I have to do it. ”

"Father's trick can be regarded as extremely clever." Xiang Zhen gave a thumbs up and praised repeatedly.

"What is high? It's not about digging the money in your own purse! Xiang Xun sighed heavily.