When Li Mu heard these words from Li Shimin's mouth, Li Shimin was also embarrassed. It can be seen that he also has a bit of 'remnants of the previous dynasty' emotion, which may be why he has always been obsessed with attacking Goguryeo. In fact, with the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo's posture has gradually lowered. For fear of finding an excuse for Datang to go to war, in contrast, Li Shimin's policy has always been a bit aggressive.

Emperor Yang of Sui in Li Shimin's mouth, Li Mu is not very trustworthy. According to Li Shimin, Emperor Yang of Sui before he decided to attack Goguryeo was a forbearant and virtuous emperor, and Emperor Yang of Sui after he was determined to attack Goguryeo, as if he had fallen into a demon, he was stunned step by step. How can a person have such a big contrast between the past and the back? Li Mu is a little unbelievable, how many conspiracy and collusion there are behind this, I'm afraid that even Li Shimin, who was a child back then, can't imagine it.

Li Mu had already made up his mind, and when he returned to Chang'an next time, he would go to Xiaoyao Valley to see what Li Yuan said about these things. As a real witness of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Li Mu believes that Li Yuan's perspective must be different from Li Shimin, who was still a little kid.

After listening to Li Shimin's thoughts, Li Mu knew that he couldn't stop Li Shimin's thoughts, and also put forward his own suggestions: "The minister suggested sending some meticulous work to infiltrate the territory of Goguryeo to grasp their movements and reactions. ”

"I think so, too." Li Shimin was in a good mood when he saw that Li Mu's attitude began to change, and he no longer said anything to stop him. Finally, he stopped delaying the time to get off work, and let Li Mu go back to rest.

……

After a few more days of approval, the two monarchs and ministers received the news. Ashina Simo left most of it, traveled lightly, and had crossed the Yangtze River, and in a day or two, he could arrive in Yangzhou.

This speed is not fast, and only the starry night can achieve this level. From this, it can also be seen that Ashina Simo is really in a hurry. In any case, this posture is low enough, and even Li Shimin, who has always said that he will severely punish the Turks, saw Ashina Simo's performance like this, and his anger eased a lot.

Another piece of news is that the first batch of migrants have also crossed the Yangtze River. Calculate the schedule, and Ashina Simo is the front and back of the foot.

This first batch of resettlement households is the top priority of the entire migration plan. If they can be placed well, it will be equivalent to making an example, so that future generations can see that what Datang has said and promised can be fulfilled. This will be very beneficial to the people who will migrate in the future.

On the other hand, if the first batch of migrants does not understand the resettlement, the impact on the entire migration plan will also be huge. No one will understand how difficult this plan is, and will only feel that Datang will not do what he says and will go back on his word. Such a reputation is absolutely unacceptable to Li Shimin.

For the smooth completion of the migration plan, Li Shimin was finally willing to let Li Mu go out and did not let him continue to watch the twists and turns. Li Mu was also so happy that he stayed in the house all day long, watching the twists and turns that he couldn't finish, which was tantamount to torture for him. This made him understand Li Shimin a little, why he was looking for this and that, but he didn't want to watch it, anyone could insist on it for a month or two, what he was afraid of was that over the years, it was all some chaotic things, and no one could stand it.

……

At night, the sound of the waves gradually stops, the waves are violent during the day, and the night is as docile as the Mianyang, and the moon hangs in the air, reflecting on the sea, there is a quiet beauty.

Ikyu and Toshibei sat opposite each other.

On the beach in front of the two of them, there was some food. There are three cups of pouring from Bashang Distillery, beef jerky produced by Cheng Fu, and snacks specially prepared by Liu Sanspoon for Li Mu and made of whale meat...... It's not a big meal, but for Toibei, it's already like a fairyland on earth.

Ikyu looked at the wolf-gobbling Rib Guard, and all he thought about was the scene when he was only a few years old, Ribyo Guard took him to run for his life, desperately protecting him. At the beginning, he was a very sturdy samurai, but now, he is like an old man, skinny and gray.

After being silent for a long time, Yixiu said: "In the past two years, I have benefited a lot and learned a lot. The Central Plains is vast, which is unimaginable to the people of our country. I don't want to stay in the country for the rest of my life, I want to live in a wider world, and after rescuing my father, I will take him to the Tang Dynasty, Uncle Libingwei, you can go with us. ”

Ribei was silent, just chewing silently. Ikkyu, who was familiar with his character, knew that this was Ribei's way of expressing his objections.

"I don't want to be the emperor." Ikyu said firmly: "Uncle Libingwei, when I arrived in Datang, I knew what the frog at the bottom of the well was. Our country is the bottom of the well, and we are all toads at the bottom of the well. The territory of the Tang Dynasty is so vast, just one province is bigger than the entire country of our country. The whole country, I'm afraid it has to be dozens of times the size of the Japanese country. But isn't it ridiculous that those who rule such a vast territory only call themselves the Son of Heaven—but in our Wa Kingdom, they call themselves emperors without taking their own measure? ”

The guard was silent, but his snort was already heavy. He was a patriot and a die-hard loyal to the Japanese state. How can he get used to listening to Ikyu, the future heir, and arranging his homeland? If it weren't for the loyalty to his father and son, it would have exploded a long time ago.

"The outstanding people of the Tang Dynasty, whether it is culture, technology, or etiquette, are far beyond the ...... of the Japanese Kingdom"

Li Bingwei finally couldn't help but want to speak, but was interrupted by Yixiu: "Uncle Li Bingwei, don't think that I am raising other people's morale to destroy my own prestige, this is the case!" Look at our country, what is not a scholar? We can't catch up! I can't deny it! ”

"Also," Yixiu looked at Li Mu by the bonfire not far away, lowered his voice, and said; "My mentor was born to know. I pride myself on being smart, but in front of my teacher, there is no secret, what I think and do, he can expect it, and there is nothing that I can surpass him-"

"How is this possible?" Li Bingwei watched Ikyu grow up and saw all kinds of miracles in Ikyu, he thought that Ikyu, the child, must be the smartest person in the world in the future, but Ikyu told him that there are people in this world who are born to know, is he an immortal?

Ikkyu nodded heavily and said, "I will follow the path of my mentor and go all the way until I die." ”

Ribei was silent for a long time, sighed, and took another sip of wine. He knew how tenacious Ikyu's willpower was, and since he said so, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to change his mind.

Ikyu continued: "Uncle Ribei, don't you love my country as a me? You know what? Before going to sea this time, I asked my mentor if he wanted to conquer the Japanese kingdom, and guess what he said? ”

Li Bingwei sneered and said, "Of course he lied to you in a high-sounding way?" Isn't it? ”

Ichiyu smiled bitterly and said, "If that's the case, it's okay." This is how the teacher replied to me, the country of Wa is like a chicken rib. ”

"Chicken ribs?" Li Bingwei didn't read much and couldn't understand this kind of parable, so Yixiu had to explain, saying: "The so-called chicken ribs are tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to abandon them." He never put the Wa Kingdom in his eyes, and in his heart, the Wa Kingdom may not even be as good as Silla and Baekje. ”

Ribei was furious: "How can he compare us to Silla Baekje? Baekje is better, but Silla is weak, how can it be our opponent? ”

Ikyu smiled and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Ribei, look, you also know that the Wa Kingdom can only be compared with countries like Silla and Baekje. He pointed to the fleet on the sea and said to the Libei: "If nothing else, look at this fleet, whether it is the Wa Kingdom or Baekje, which country is its opponent?" ”

Li Bingwei was silent, although he didn't understand naval warfare, but he could see that a Chang'an was enough to wipe out the naval army of the Japanese State, if it could be called a naval army.

"We don't even have the qualifications to be the enemies of the Tang Dynasty."

Every word of Ikyu pierced the heart of the guard. It's not that he doesn't know, but he hasn't dared to face it.

"Tomorrow, we will set off for the north, and the meaning of the teacher is to find a vein on the island of Honshu."

"Vein?" Li Bingwei's footprints are all over the Wa Kingdom, but he doesn't know where there are ore veins in the Wa Kingdom. The country has always been a resource-poor place, and even if there is, no matter how willing Su I Ezo is, most of them will fight.

Ikyu laughed; "Su I Ezo is also rampant and domineering in our country, in the face of my teacher, he is not enough to see this way, if he is smarter, it is better to hide and not come out, if he comes out, the teacher will clean him up by the way." Li Bingwei finally found out where the strange place was in Yixiu, he had an almost blind admiration for Li Mu, and he didn't care about this matter at all, whether it would work or not.

Ribei decided not to persuade anymore, he knew that it was useless to persuade him. Let's stay with Ikyu first, see how things will play out, and wait for the opportunity.

"Life is too short, so short that even if you spend your whole life, I am afraid that you will not be able to see the whole picture of the whole world, so you have to race against time. Fame and fortune are all fleeting, and the most important thing is to really leave something for future generations. ”

Li Bingwei was confused when he heard this, and said in a daze: "Yixiu, what do you want to leave for future generations?" ”

Ikyu smiled, pointed to his head, and said, "Science, you don't understand it." I have already told my teacher that when he leaves tomorrow, he will take all the people from the island with him, but when he gets to the next supply point, he will have to disembark. ”

Sharp Guard said gratefully: "This is already good, it is already good to be able to go ashore." ”

Although they went ashore, everyone was likely to die. But at least it's better than being trapped on the island and starving, okay? Besides, this is the fleet of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no obligation to save them at all.

……

Li Mu asked the stonemason overnight to prepare the slate, and buried the carved slate in a secret place. When this was done, all that was left was the supply of fresh water.

In fact, there is nothing to do without supplies, and the fresh water reserved by the fleet is enough for what is needed. Just in case, it is better to prepare more, and it is also convenient for the empty ship to not have enough gravity at sea to withstand the waves.

Li Mu couldn't afford to delay, he had more important things to do, he wanted to find the legendary Iwami Silver Mine.

Why is it legendary? Because Li Mu knew this place and heard of his reputation, but for two lifetimes, he didn't know where this place was.

Needless to say, it was the first time in his life that he came to the Wa Kingdom. And in the previous life, the era when he was born, Iwami Silver Mine and the mountain were closed. Nor has he seen with his own eyes the splendor of the silver mine.

But he had heard a lot about the legend of the Iwami Silver Mine. The Iwami Silver Mine is located on the island of Honshu in Wakuni, Shimane Prefecture. Discovered in the 16th century, it was one of the world's representative silver deposits in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was mined for more than 400 years until the Iwami Silver Mine closed in the 20s of the last century, and was the largest silver mine in Japan from the late Warring States period to the early Edo period. In the 17th century, silver production here accounted for one-third of the world's total silver production, and the reserves can be seen.

The most important feature of the Iwami Silver Mine is that it is very easy to mine. There is no need for any chemical means that only later generations have, just primitive smelting methods. The huge reserves of Iwami silver ore can be alleviated very quickly, but the dilemma of Datang is silver.

If everything goes well for Li Tai on Huining's side, Huining and Iwami Silver Mine will become two huge silver mines that echo each other from afar. The reserves of these two large silver mines are enough to support the currency reform that Li Mu has been planning for a long time, so that the circulation currency of the Tang Dynasty will change from copper to silver.

But in two lifetimes, he hadn't been to Neshima Prefecture, so he couldn't find this place. Although he can draw a map of the world, he knows where the name of the place is, and where he is going. And there is one of the biggest problems, that is, the ancient and modern place names may not be the same, even if he wants to inquire, there is nowhere to inquire? Do you ask when you meet people, I heard that there is a lot of silver reserves in your country, you tell me where it is, and I will dig it?

This is obviously illogical, but the sea is boundless, and although the land area of the Wa Kingdom is not large, it is long and narrow, and it is mostly mountainous, so it is even more difficult to find it.

What's harder is that you can't talk about it. Silver is too sensitive, and no matter how much he asks, he seems a little ill-intentioned.

Li Mu led the fleet to travel along Honshu Island for ten days, but he still couldn't find a location that matched the rumors, and he couldn't help but feel a little irritable. And in the ten days he was on his journey, the news that a huge fleet had appeared on the shores of Honshu Island had already reached the ears of the nobles of the Japanese state.

Among them naturally includes Soga Ezo.

Soga Ezo is not a fool, and the news that he appeared on the shores of Honshu Island when a huge fleet has already reached the ears of the nobles of the Japanese country.

Among them naturally includes Soga Ezo.

Su I Ezo is not a fool, he should be able to think of things that Li Bingwei can think of