Chapter 15: Baozhou Danghaihou

The queen's pregnancy made Xiang Chi happy for a few days, and the subsequent draft made the entire palace, with beautiful women like clouds and three thousand beauties, which made him comfortable for a few days, especially some beautiful beauties, which made him almost unable to get out of bed.

And Wei Zhong, who went to Xuzhou, has also rushed back, with the assistance of the bee butterfly, the speed of Jinyiwei's expansion is very fast, although it is still accumulating now, but one day it will show its terrible fangs.

However, just when he was in a very good mood, a sudden twist and turn broke the peace of Wu Dechao.

In the palatial Qianqing Palace, Xiang Chi's face was solemn, and he saw Zhang Youzhi, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, Shen Cong, the secretary of the military department, Xu Gong, the secretary of the household department, and Li Yun, the middle secretary of the imperial history.

"Yangzhou Assassin Shi Zhanggong came to play, someone reported that Baozhou secretly built warships without the permission of the imperial court, and at the same time, the family of Li Quan, the Marquis of Danghai, is in Baozhou, like an emperor, what do you think of these two points?" Xiang Chi asked solemnly, Baozhou is similar to Taiwan in the previous life, in this world, he is the only state capital on the Great Chu Sea, with a population of more than one million, and he controls the most elite naval force in the entire Great Chu.

And the title of Marquis of the Danghai, is derived from the Taizu personally canonized, when Taizu once accepted a righteous son, named Xiang Yong, Xiang Yong since following Taizu, loyalty, southern and northern wars, made considerable contributions, when Taizu ascended the throne, Xiang Yong on the grounds of violating the system, asked Taizu to give him another name.

Taizu thanked his loyal ministers, and gave the surname Li, and then Li Yong pacified Yizhou, and in addition to his former son, Taizu personally changed Yizhou to Baozhou, canonized him as the Marquis of Danghai, hereditary replacement, Yongzhen Baozhou, that is to say, the land on the sea was directly rewarded to Li Yong, and Li Yong also swore that the Li family was loyal to Dachu and the Xiang family for generations.

Li Yong is not only able to martial arts, but also able to write, under his efforts, Baozhou is becoming more and more rich and powerful, but as time slowly passes, Baozhou seems to be a little unstable, his father said that the late Li Jian, the son of Li Quan, the Marquis of the Danghai, is not like the ancestors in front of him, is not simple, ambitious people, but because Baozhou is lonely overseas, and the Li family has heavy troops, so Xuanzong did not care too much, and there is no time left, but now if this twist and turn is true, it seems that this Li Jian is no longer willing to be a minister.

He mastered the most elite naval army, and the people of Baozhou also believed in the Li family.

Although Baozhou is lost, it will not affect the rule of Great Chu at all, but Xiang Chi, as the emperor of Chu and has just ascended the throne, how can he tolerate others splitting the territory of Great Chu, even if it is a county or a village, let alone a state, especially Baozhou, which was already like that in the previous life, how can there be any problems in this life.

Although Taizu rewarded Baozhou to Li Yong, it did not mean that Li Yong's descendants could betray Dachu.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial, immediately send someone to investigate," Shen Cong said solemnly.

"Shen Aiqing, don't worry, Yizhou is not like other places, although the Li family has mastered the navy, but everything in Baozhou depends on trade with the land, and many people in Baozhou have ancestral homes on the mainland, even if he Li Jian really wants to rebel, it is not a matter of day and night, and he is not enough for grain and grass at present" Xiang Chi said.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but take precautions, once Li Jian really has wolf ambitions, then my Da Chu must completely erase it" Zhang Youzhi's eyes were full of killing intent, the Li family violated Li Yong's oath of loyalty to Da Chu for generations, and Da Chu no longer needs to be polite, and the Li family has always been in charge of the navy, which has long been a problem, but the descendants of the Li family in previous generations have been cautious and loyal, so they didn't do it.

"But now the navy is in the hands of Li Jian, the Marquis of Danghai, this is what Taizu set back then, and there is nothing wrong with it, if it is forced too much, it is estimated that it will promote rebellion" Li Yun said, although he was scolded a few days ago, he is still the minister of the center, and these days the Imperial Historical Observatory is constantly laying off employees, which also makes Xiang Chi see his efforts.

"Your Majesty, Yizhou is not only the state capital of my Great Chu, but also a tax-paying place, and there must be no loss" Hubu Shangshu Xu Gong hugged his fist, he didn't know much about military affairs, but the treasury was under his control, although the treasury was sufficient now, but once one aspect was missing, there would be a lot of problems.

"All of you Aiqing are reasonable, so I plan to send an edict to Li Jian to Beijing this time, to discuss with him, follow the example of the camp in the northern suburbs, and hold a huge naval parade, I want to see for myself how my Great Chu's naval army is doing" Xiang Chi said.

"Your Majesty Shengming, if Li Jian agrees, then all the naval forces will go to the coastal line, as long as the naval army is controlled, then Yizhou is not worth mentioning at all" Hearing this, Shen Cong agreed, if it weren't for the ocean, just one Yizhou, Dachu could be completely wiped out within one day.

"But this matter must be done by someone who is smart, calm, and witty," Zhang You said straight.

"Zhang Xiangyi said, this person must be selected well, I believe that the navy belongs to Da Chu, and there is still a group of people loyal to Da Chu, if this person can collect all these people, then it may be able to calm this potential storm" Xiang Chi nodded.

After Zhang Youzhi and the four of them were slightly silent, Shen Cong said: "Your Majesty, there is one minister, or one of them."

"Tell me about it," Xiang Chi asked.

"Your Majesty, this person is Yu Guang, a partial general of the Southern Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies," Shen Cong replied.

"Will" Xiang Chi frowned.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, although Yu Guang is a military general, he does look like a literati, and this person is calm and proficient in the art of war, especially he is good at water warfare, and he has a sufficient understanding of my Dachu naval army and generals at all levels" Shen Cong said.

"Really?" Xiang Chi's face showed a hint of interest, and said, "Aiqing, how did you know about him?"

"Your Majesty, the minister once went to the Nandu Governor's Mansion, and at that time, the Nanzuo Governor praised him very much, saying that if this person has a chance, he will definitely be the first naval army of my Great Chu" Shen Cong stretched out a thumbs up.

"Xu Ping really said that?" Xiang Chi asked with some surprise, he knew how proud that guy was.

"Really, how dare the minister say anything," Shen Cong replied.

"Okay, Da Chu needs such a talent! Let Xu Ping bring him to see me tomorrow," Xiang Chi said with satisfaction.

"Yes"

"Your Majesty, tomorrow you will inspect the camp in the northern suburbs," Zhang Youzhi reminded at this time.

"Oh! Yes, yes, I almost forgot, then let Xu Ping take Yu Guang to participate together," Xiang Chi ordered.

"Yes!"

"In addition, there is another point, this matter is confidential, and it has not yet been determined, and it cannot be spread at will, which chills the hearts of loyal ministers, so except for us and other monarchs and ministers, it must not be leaked out for the time being," Xiang Chi reminded.

"Yes, Your Majesty"

After Zhang Youzhi and the four of them left, Wei Zhongcong walked in from outside, Xiang Chi frowned and said, "Bee butterfly, are there any bees in Baozhou?"

"Your Majesty, there is, but the scale is not large," Wei Zhong replied.

"If it is not big, it will be expanded, Baozhou is not only a state, but also the frontier outpost of my Great Chu to the four seas, and there is no room for any problems," Xiang Chi said.

"Minions understand"

"Pick a few other martial arts masters, I will be useful," Xiang Chi commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty"