Takahashi Taro is a talented, handsome and chic, both civil and military, and is a famous beautiful man on Kyushu Island.

But when he stood with Li You, he was dwarfed. First of all, in terms of height, he is two inches shorter than Li You; The face shape is flat, not as three-dimensional as Li You's face; The hairstyle is semi-bald, which is not as beautiful as Li You; The clothes are collapsed, not as gorgeous as Li You's.

The demeanor and temperament of two people can only be found when they compare with each other. Looking at Li You, the prince of the Tang Dynasty in front of him, Takahashi Taro suddenly felt a little ashamed of himself.

Li You has a very warm attitude towards Taro Takahashi, as if he was meeting an old friend, and he talks to him very casually. Li You doesn't talk about business at all, he only talks about the customs, the wind and snow, especially the food, and talks endlessly.

Takahashi Taro was very surprised that Li You's understanding of Kyushu Island, a lot of related history and customs, knew more than he, who grew up on Kyushu Island.

Takahashi Taro has already discussed with Takahashi Kumiko, and she will negotiate with Li You first, and he will patiently accompany Li You to chat.

Li You prepared authentic Kyushu Island food for Taro Takahashi, but Taro Takahashi had something in his heart and couldn't taste it.

Finally, after a very difficult dinner, the Taro Takahashi brothers and sisters returned to the guest house.

In Takahashi Kumiko's room, Takahashi Taro said: "This Qi King Li You looks a little exaggerated, is it reliable?" ”

Takahashi Kumiko said: "Brother, don't say that, during the time I was here, I saw that those people under him respected him very much. If he is incompetent, will he be able to beat the Baekje people like this? ”

Takahashi Taro has found that every time Takahashi Kumiko mentions Li You, she praises it a lot, and obviously has a good impression of Li You. He asked, "Kumiko, do you like him?" ”

Kumiko Takahashi was stunned for a moment, she had never thought about this question. Kumiko Takahashi has a crush on Li You, but they are enemies, so she doesn't think about it at all.

Seeing Kumiko Takahashi's expression, Takahashi Taro guessed their current situation. He said: "Jiumiko, if you like Li You, just marry him." If our Takahashi family has this strong reinforcement, we won't be able to destroy those guys in Asuka. I think my father would have agreed. ”

Kumiko Takahashi was a little overwhelmed, she bit her lip and fell silent.

Takahashi understood her feelings, patted her arm lightly, and said, "It's late, let's rest." ”

With that, he got up and left.

That night, Kumiko Takahashi's mind was full of Li You's shadow, and she had insomnia.

The next morning, Kumiko Takahashi came to see Li You alone.

Seeing that Takahashi Kumiko looked a little tired, Li You asked with concern, "What's wrong, are you uncomfortable, do you want to call a doctor to come and take a look?" ”

Kumiko Takahashi said, "Thank you, Your Highness, I'm fine." My brother said he was ready to agree to the conditions you had proposed. In addition to that, he hopes that our Takahashi family can cooperate with you. ”

Li You asked with great interest, "Tell me, what do you think?" ”

Kumiko Takahashi said, "My brother wants to borrow your fleet. ”

Li You happened to have this idea, and he was secretly happy in his heart, but he would not show his thoughts, he asked quietly: "This is not a problem, what conditions?" ”

Kumiko Takahashi said, "What conditions do you want?" ”

Li You said: "I want money." As long as you can afford the rent, I will lend it to you. ”

Kumiko Takahashi said, "How much do you want?" ”

Li You said: "I haven't thought about this for a while, so let's go back and ask your brother, how do he want to borrow, how many boats does he want to borrow, and how long?" You come up with a plan first, and then we'll talk about it. ”

Takahashi Kumiko didn't expect it to go so well, she looked into Li You's eyes and said, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

Li You smiled: "It's nothing. We're so acquainted, we're friends, and I'm willing to help. ”

After Takahashi Kumiko left, Li You called Cheng Yanjin, Wang Xuance, and Liu Renliang and told them what he thought.

Cheng Yanjin was the first to object. He said: "Your Highness, you are causing trouble, everyone knows that they are pirates, and the Japanese slave country is an enemy country, aren't you making trouble for yourself?" ”

Wang Xuance and Liu Renliang had great trust in Li You, and knew that the decision he made must have been carefully considered, so neither of them spoke.

Li You knew in his heart that he had discussed with Li Shimin to weaken the strength of the Japanese slave country. As for what the rest of the court thought, he didn't care. He smiled and said, "Su Guogong, I know you mean well, but you can rest assured about this matter."

We don't want to do so much, anyway, it's good for Datang, so we can do what we want. ”

Cheng Yanjin asked, "Your Highness, what do you think, tell us." ”

Li You told the three of them about his idea of weakening the Japanese slave state.

The three of them suddenly realized, and Cheng Yanjin said: "This is really a good idea." Your Highness, you are really insidious. ”

After negotiations, Li You, on behalf of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, signed the following terms with the Takahashi family:

First, the Takahashi family returned the Tang people they had taken captive, and provided a list of Tang Dynasty people who had helped them sell people.

Second, compensation for military expenses and resettlement expenses of the people is 55,000 taels of silver.

Third, the Eastern Expeditionary Army sold 87 warships of the Baekje people captured by the Takahashi family, totaling 71,000 taels of silver.

Fourth, the Tang Army sent a fleet of 15 warships, including the "Chang'an", to help the Takahashi family in a naval battle. The Takahashi family provided the fleet with a port, all living supplies, and paid a monthly military fee of 12,000 taels of silver.

Fifth, after the Takahashi family unified Kyushu Island, they established the country independently and belonged to the Tang Dynasty.

At this point, the matter of the Eastern Expeditionary Army's fight against pirates is a higher level.

Li You decided that Sima Jiong would be appointed as the governor of the Provisional Governor's Office, Wang Guoxiang would lead the Lend-Lease fleet to Jeju Island, Wang Jue would lead some warships to be stationed at Sinyou Port, and the Marines and the First Army would be unified under the command of Cheng Chuliang and stationed in the Baekje occupation area.

After arranging these things, Li You and others led the main force of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and under the escort of Liu Renliang, embarked on the way back.

"Yangzhou".

At noon that day, Li You rested after lunch, and the white tiger took the opportunity to come to the magpie's room. The magpie sat on the bed, and the white tiger pressed her ears to her slightly bulging lower abdomen.

The magpie asked, "What do you hear?" ”

The white tiger raised his head and said, "There is the sound of your heartbeat, as if something is still moving." ”

The magpie touched his lower abdomen and said happily, "It's a pity I can't hear it." ”

The white tiger poured her a glass of water, the magpie took a sip, frowned and said, "The prince is really, how can he be like that?" "Last night, Magpie saw Kumiko Takahashi enter Lee You's room and didn't come out until this morning.

The white tiger said: "I didn't see anything, and you didn't see anything. ”

The magpie sighed and said, "You're right, I didn't see anything. ”

"Chang'an".

Kumiko Takahashi stood alone on the side of the ship, looking at the fading coastline, tears flowed uncontrollably, until her vision blurred, she simply closed her eyes, and let the long hair blown away by the sea breeze flutter in the air.

Dengju City.

"Have you heard, the people who were captured by the pirates of the Japanese slave country in our Datang have all been rescued." In a wine shop, someone said.

"Really?" On a table next to him, a middle-aged man's face turned red with excitement, and he walked over and asked, "Is what you said true?" ”

The well-informed person said: "Of course it is true, His Royal Highness the King of Qi took the Eastern Expeditionary Army to Baekje Kingdom first, and killed all their people who helped the pirates, so frightened that the Japanese slave country obediently sent everyone back. ”

The middle-aged man took out the money for the meal, threw it on the table without counting it, and ran home. He wanted to tell his wife, who was almost blind from crying, that his son was coming home.

Chang'an City, Early Dynasty, Taiji Palace.

Zhang Liang, the squire of the military department, watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" last night, and didn't take a nap until dawn. At this moment, he was standing on the main hall, a little confused.

At this time, an officer on duty in the military department came to him and whispered: "Lord Shilang, the good news of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has arrived." ”

"What?" Zhang Liang immediately became energetic. He opened the good news, read it carefully, held back the excitement in his heart, and waited until the household official who was reporting finished speaking.

He hurriedly stood up and shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty, the good news of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has arrived. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he hurriedly said, "Hurry up and submit it." ”

He took the good news presented by Wang De and glanced at it, and couldn't help laughing. He read aloud, "Your Majesty......"

The great victory of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was indeed exciting, not only rescuing the captured civilians, increasing the two counties of Jeju Island and Baekje, but also obtaining a large amount of military spending.

Gao Jingming said excitedly: Your Majesty, for this Eastern Crusade, the imperial court issued two million war bonds, and the minister has always been worried about this money. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the King of Qi led the Eastern Expeditionary Army and brought back more than 20 million guan. Damn, more than 20 million yuan.

Ministers, ministers, ministers suggested that in the future, the imperial court should organize more such expeditionary forces to create wealth for the imperial court. ”

He stuttered a little with excitement.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

Not only the generals, but even the civilian officials were stimulated by this result and asked for an expedition abroad.

The ministers are interested in these results on the surface. Li Shimin was interested in the establishment of naval bases on Baekje, Jeju and Kyushu islands, which was the biggest gain.

Liangyi Palace, study.

At noon, Li Shimin was about to have lunch, and Wang De took Sun Simiao to ask to see him. After Sun Simiao returned to Chang'an, he has been responsible for the treatment of Empress Changsun.

When Li Shimin saw Sun Simiao's face, he immediately felt bad. He asked nervously, "Divine Doctor Sun, what's wrong with the queen?" ”

Sun Simiao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, forgive the old man for being incompetent, please be smart." ”

Li Shimin heard that Sun Simiao had no choice, and others couldn't count on it. He was anxious and asked, "What happened to her, Queen?" ”

Sun Simiao said: "She's okay for the time being, but it won't be easy to do in the future." ”

Li Shimin was confused, he asked Wang De, and said, "What the hell is going on?" ”

This time, it was Sun Simiao who answered, and he said: "Your Majesty, the queen mother suddenly stopped treating the old decay. ”

Li Shimin was very puzzled and walked towards the Lizheng Palace.