Li Shimin deliberately changed into a scarlet robe and gold belt, rode a Dawan sweat and blood horse, and even took off the blindfold, and replaced the eye socket with a gemstone prosthetic eye specially made for him by a Persian jewelry merchant, which was worth a lot.

His severed hand had also been stripped of its swarthy iron hook and replaced it with a gilded iron claw.

He just wanted to tell the civil and military men in Tai'an City that although he Li Shimin was embarrassed to be exiled to Lingnan for a long time, now he has finally returned, and he is not bad.

He did not bow to fate, nor did he give up on himself.

Even if he went to Lingnan, he was still a good man a few years later.

Linyi County Cheng and Xianglin County male, although the officials are not high enough and the lords are not more obvious, but these are not rewarded to him by the emperor, but he earned them by himself.

He took a Linyi king, hundreds of thousands of catties of gold plus 30 million yuan of silk, and a lion city, and exchanged this Linyi County Cheng and Xianglin County man to the emperor.

He didn't take advantage of the emperor, it was the emperor who took advantage of him.

He knew that many of the long-standing aristocratic officials had come back earlier than him, but many of them came back by wagging their tails to the emperor and begging for mercy, and he Li Shimin was not.

Those Confucians, who looked very high, actually secretly didn't know how many letters they had written to the emperor to praise and beg for mercy. Even those famous people with great martial arts begged the emperor in the same way.

Only he, Li Shimin, although he also knocked out his teeth and swallowed blood in his stomach, and vomited blood in aggrieved, but he never accepted the emperor's mercy and reward, he maintained his arrogance and backbone, even if it was the wild Lingnan, he could still rely on his own ability to make a meritorious deed.

He raised his left golden hand, which was so dazzling.

The man who robbed his sister to be his brother-in-law actually had to be suffocated, but that guy was too lucky and smooth, from a river digging servant, then to a catcher and then to a village warrior, and then step by step straight to the temple, and finally let him sit in the world.

In the past, Li Shimin was always unconvinced by Luo Cheng, he thought that his ability was no worse than Luo Cheng, who was born as a blacksmith, and always thought that Luo Cheng was just luckier than himself.

But now, Li Shimin's mind has changed somewhat.

Looking at Luo Cheng's journey, the strength of the world today is indeed unprecedented. He is not only a hero in troubled times, but also a wise ruler of the world, and after wandering outside for a long time, he admires Luo Cheng more and more.

Maybe I've bowed my head after all.

Li Shimin thought, if it weren't for that, he should be the leader of the pirates who never set the sun, and lead a group of fierce pirates across the sea, how could he accept any rewards from Nantang County Cheng and Linyi County Cheng? Didn't he refuse Luo Cheng's reward back then, and at that time Luo Cheng also asked him to be a taishou and give him the title of county marquis.

Thinking like this all the way, Li Shimin rode to the front of the palace.

The young and vigorous Yulin Rider stopped him, and Li Shimin dismounted, took out his silver talisman, and handed over his long sword.

"This hand!"

A Yu Linlang looked at Li Shimin's conspicuous golden hand, a hand made of gold, lifelike, but in Yu Linlang's eyes, this gilded hand is also a weapon.

At least as a blunt weapon, it is still very lethal, not to mention, those fingers seem to have small mechanisms that can be opened and closed, and they can also be clawed.

"What, do you want to take it off?" Li Shimin asked with a sneer.

Wang Tiehan, the commander of the Yulin Army, came over and nodded at Li Shimin.

"This is the uncle of King Wu, the younger brother of Concubine Li, and the current baron Li Gong of Linyi County, so he must not be embarrassed."

Regarding the help of Wang Tiehan, an acquaintance, Li Shimin just nodded.

In the palace.

When Luo Cheng saw Li Shimin again, he didn't put up any swagger, let alone ridicule.

The palace is not particularly large, nor is it splendid, it embodies the emperor's will everywhere, and it should be simple and generous.

Luo Cheng walked out from behind the case and came to the front of the case.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, but the vicissitudes of life have matured."

"I often run on the sea, the result of the wind and the sun." Li Shimin said.

Seeing that the king does not worship, this is a serious crime, but the emperor obviously doesn't care, anyway, there is no one else in this palace.

"Sit down."

"Just stand."

"It's been so long, and you're still having this stinky temper?" Luo Cheng smiled, "You have been very free in the South China Sea in the past few years, and this time you are even more amazing in the Lion City, I am amazed by it." ”

"Actually, it's nothing, Linyi seems to be strong, but the territory is narrow, and its military and city defense can't be compared with the Central Plains.

"Maybe it's nothing to fight Lion City, but you know that you can fight at this time, and you know that there is a union between you and you, this is the ability." Luo Cheng did not hesitate to praise Li Shimin.

"Shimin, I know that you didn't like me very much before, maybe it was because of my marriage to Sanniang at first, and then maybe there was a national enemy or something. But these are all in the past, people, have to look forward, if you can't let go of the past, then this person is destined to have much achievement. ”

"There are some things that you can't forget."

"If you can't forget it, you have to forget it!"

"Shimin, now that you have accepted the reward from the imperial court, it means that you have returned to the imperial court. Even the tenant workers of the people understand a truth, that is, they serve other people's bowls and are controlled by others. You are now a Linyi County Prince, or a Xianglin County Lord, your title is not high, and your official position is not obvious, but as long as you are willing to work hard, I will not treat you badly. ”

"Last time you laid down Linyi City, handed over more than 100,000 catties of gold to the imperial court, and more than 30 million yuan worth of money and silk, I am very happy, there is a report that you have kept more than 10 million yuan of money and shared it with your subordinates, and you have left a few million by yourself. I didn't care if I knew, I wanted the horses to run and the horses not to eat grass, which was impossible. But next time, how to divide and how to reward, this matter should still be done by me and the court, and it is best not to keep it private. ”

Li Shimin was silent.

"The one million guan you gave to your third sister, Sanniang handed it over to me."

Li Shimin glared at Luo Cheng, very dissatisfied.

Luo Cheng smiled, "Don't worry, this money is given by you to Sanniang and your nephews, and I won't be greedy, so I still let her keep it." ”

"Previously, Li Jing and Luo Yi and others had all made a concession to me, talking about the decision-making of Linyi Kingdom and the disposal of Linyi City. I told them that this Linyi City was brought down by you Li Shimin, and now you Li Shimin is also a Linyi County, so I have to ask you Li Shimin's attitude, you say, is it war or peace with Linyi State, is this Linyi City or stay? ”

"The rivers and mountains have been defeated, and the territory has also been beaten down, in the past, Linyi was owned by the Central Plains, and then it was taken away by the occupants to stand on its own, and now I have the ability to fight down in the Central Plains, of course, it is impossible to send it back. If the imperial court doesn't want Linyi, then I, Li Shimin, will keep it myself. ”

"Hahaha, it's quite domineering, but you can stay, and the court will naturally dare to stay. In this way, when the Zen is finished, you will go back to Luoyang with me, just for the New Year. When you go back to Linyi in the next year, you will go back to be the Taishou of Linyi, and then serve as the envoy of Linyi, responsible for Linyi's use of troops. ”

Li Shimin was stunned, he didn't expect him to be so rude since he came in, but the emperor still wanted to use him so much.

"Lin Yi set up a road? I'm the envoy of the economy and the Taishou of Linyi? ”

"That's right, I have always used people without suspicion, Linyi Dao now has only one county for the time being, and this county is only one city for the time being, but I believe in your ability, I believe that you can turn this city into ten cities and one hundred cities, and I believe that you can reclaim Tiannan for the Central Plains after five hundred years."

Li Shimin stood there stunned, and at that moment, he had the urge to bow down to Luo Cheng in his heart. He couldn't imagine that Luo Cheng's mind was so broad-minded, and if he were himself, it might not be possible to be so free and generous.

He gritted his teeth, and finally resisted the urge to bow down to the man.

"What, unwillingly? Or do you feel incapable of taking on this responsibility? ”

"I can!" Li Shimin said stubbornly.

"Very well, I think you can, but whether you can or not, in the end, it is based on the facts. From this moment on, Lin Yi Taishou Huang Zhong will be transferred, but the 1,000 guards of the South China Sea Fleet under his command will be left under your command, and the imperial court will also give you another regiment of 2,000 elite Nanyafu soldiers from the sea, so that you can have 10,000 men under your command. Coupled with the fact that the South China Sea Fleet is ready to reinforce you from the sea, as well as your own fleet, I believe that you can hold the city of Linyi and expand externally. ”

Luo Cheng walked to a table, tore off the cloth on it, and suddenly revealed a sand table.

"I suggest that you first use troops to the north, seventy miles north of Lion City, there is a big port, this port is connected to the old capital of Linyi in the north, Lion City in the south, this port is a deep-water port, on the east bank of the Khan River estuary, north of Da Nang Bay, backed by the Marble Mountains, and the northeast has the Camellia Peninsula as a barrier, occupying this port, which can not only protect the wings of Lion City, but also serve as a military port for the South China Sea Fleet, anchoring and supplying. Then attack the Elephant Forest to the north, and take the Elephant Forest, then the two cities and one port will be connected into a line, and by virtue of the sea advantage, the forest can be cut in two from it, cutting off the north and the south. ”

Li Shimin looked at the emperor's sand table plan, and had to admire that although the emperor had never been to Linyi, this strategic arrangement was really good. Lin Yi Guo is like a long snake, this stop and slash, Lin Yi Guo will not be able to care for each other.

The location of Da Nang is really important, seventy miles to the south is the Lion City, two hundred miles to the north is the Xianglin City, an old capital and a new capital, both are coastal port cities, and they are also the two most important cities in the Linyi country.

"I will give the name Hoi An to the Lion City, Hue to the old capital, and Haiyin to Da Nang, with the three cities as the center, each with a county!"

Da Nang was just a small fishing village at this time, and it was nothing compared to the Lion City and the old capital. However, it is extraordinary that the emperor was able to see the strategic location of this place at a glance, and also set up a military port for the South China Sea Fleet in this small fishing village, and planned to set up a commercial port here in the future.

Li Shimin nodded, Daqin's strongest advantage in Linyi now is at sea, if Da Nang is built into a military port for the South China Sea Fleet, then it is very fast to protect Hoi An and Hue on the left and right.

Leaving the palace and getting back the sword at the Yulin Cavalry, Li Shimin was still a little stunned, he had just met with the emperor, and he was led by him throughout the whole process.

Wang Tiehan personally hung up the belt for Li Shimin, and congratulated, "Congratulations to Erlang, the envoy of the Gaosheng Linyi Dao and the Taishou of Linyi County, sealing the territory and guarding one side!" ”

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