Chapter 691: The Struggle Begins (2)

"Ahh Is it true? Gao Xiang Xuanli's words made a fine light flash in Patriarch Cao's eyes.

The Japanese country is located in the sea, surrounded by the sea, in addition to fishing, many people of the Japanese household registration is robbery. The word Wakou did not come into existence in the Ming Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty established the Great Sui Naval Division on the basis of the original Southern Dynasty Naval Division in order to ensure the maritime trade routes. In addition to expanding to the south, it also took advantage of the situation to annex Liuqiu and set up counties. In the north, it is to prevent the Japanese from robbing the merchant ships of the Sui Dynasty. However, since the failure of Emperor Yang of Sui's three expeditions to Goguryeo, coupled with the fragmentation of the Central Plains, many sailors and sailors have lost their jobs, and their martial arts have been abolished, and most of them have been converted into the army and died on the battlefield of the civil war. A small number of them became merchant sailors like the Qilu Cao clan and the Jiangnan Zhang family, and the most important thing is that it was precisely because of the collapse of the sailors that the coastal pirate forces revived. In particular, the pirates, who were mainly Japanese pirates, were the most rampant and cruel. The Cao family and the Jiangnan Zhang family have always hoped that Li Jiancheng can establish a strong naval division from the new, and Li Jiancheng also wants to establish a strong naval division, but since the establishment of Li Tang, whether it is internal annihilation or external enemy fighting, it has always been a battle on the road, so military spending has been tilted towards the army, and even a minister from Longxi directly proposed to Li Jiancheng that the naval division is insignificant, the country should be based on agriculture, and commerce is the industry of the lower nine streams. It is better to completely prohibit the people from going to sea, not to go to sea, and all the coastal people to move inward, Li Jiancheng originally wanted to attack immediately after hearing this, this is a measure to destroy the country - in the later Song and Song dynasties, especially in the Southern Song Dynasty, overseas trade was the largest revenue of the imperial court's finances, supporting the Southern Song Dynasty for more than 100 years. During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's feat of seven trips to the West, even after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty did not have the feat of seven trips to the West, maritime trade was still frequent, and the Ming Dynasty sailors were still strong, but during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, they also defeated the Portuguese navy. And the Manchu Qing Dynasty, because of the relationship between Zheng Chenggong's descendants, Kang Mazi ordered all the people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces to move to the sea. Migration to the hinterland, destroying a large number of houses and fertile land, increasing the burden on the hinterland, and also cutting off the connection between China and overseas, making the Chinese civilization from a leading position to backward and ignorant, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was passively beaten. China has entered a dark period of darkness. Do you really think that those ministers from Longxi are really thinking about the court and saving money? Bullshit. That's because since the unification of the north and south of the Sui Dynasty, coupled with the fact that Emperor Yang Guang and Li Jiancheng of the Sui Dynasty continued to win over the power of the southern clan, the nobles of Longxi intended to eradicate the foundation of the southern clan - the southern clan mostly engaged in commerce, and even overseas trade was frequent, making the money of the southern clan far greater than that of the northern clan. Coupled with the relationship between Concubine Xiao and Yang Yan, many southern clans have formed strong supporters of Li Chengdao, and only then did the minister of the Longxi clan take the opportunity to dig up the foundation of the survival of the southern clan. Due to Li Jiancheng's insistence and the opposition of the ministers of the southern clan, the conspiracy of the Longxi clan was temporarily suppressed. However, there is also some truth in what the Longxi clan said. Most of Li Tang's military expenditure was spent on the army, and there was too little for the construction of the naval division, and there were often incidents of merchants being killed by pirates and seizing ships at sea. Floating corpses often appear on the beach. Even the Cao family also hoped that Li Jiancheng could form a strong sailor to maintain the safety of the trade route and reduce the family's losses. Li Jiancheng has never had a clear answer, and the patriarch of the Cao clan has always hoped to help him get out of his predicament with the help of Cao Yuyan's pillow wind. However, Cao Yuyan has not given a clear answer. Now, Gao Xiangxuanli is willing to help Li Tang solve the problem of the Japanese invaders, and the patriarch of Cao is naturally happy.

"Nephew, please rest assured! Our Cao clan has a daughter by His Majesty's side, and our Qilu Cao clan will definitely not sit idly by and watch the matter of peace. Of course, the patriarch of Cao also has his own selfishness - when Li Yuan was dying, he instructed Pei Lin to tell Li Jiancheng that he wanted to know the candidate for the crown prince. On the occasion of his return to Luan, Li Jiancheng sent Li Chengdao and Li Chenglu, two elderly princes, to travel among the people. This shows that Li Jiancheng has the intention of becoming a prince. As a family of relatives, everyone wants their grandson to be able to ascend to that position. Compared with Li Jiancheng's many concubines, in terms of the family's strength in the court, the Cao family's strength is the smallest. If he can promote the peace talks between Li Tang and the Wa State, he will make some contributions. Strengthen the position of the Cao family in the court, of course, you can also take a step back. At that time, the pirates of the Wa Kingdom did not rob the merchant ships of the Cao family, but the merchant ships of other families. Hum! The Cao family can't manage it so much. The dream is plump, and the reality is skinny. Just when Patriarch Cao was happy about his idea, reality gave Patriarch Cao a big slap.

"What? You say Niangniang is unwilling to meddle in this matter? ”

"Yes! My lord! Niangniang's original words are that Your Majesty is wise and martial, how could she change her strategy because of a woman's words! Matters of the imperial court! It's not easy for my daughter to ask too much, and we just need to do our own thing! Something else. Just don't meddle too much. ”

"Doesn't the mother have anything else to say?"

"Lord Qiyu, that's what Niangniang said? I don't dare to hide anything from the villain! After hearing the words of the visitor, Patriarch Cao waved his hand to signal him to go down and rest, and then sat down and slowly tasted it.

"What the hell is Yu Yan trying to tell me? Your Majesty is wise and martial, how could he change his strategy because of a woman's words! Could it be that Yu Yan has fallen out of favor? Patriarch Cao suddenly felt a trace of fear, if Cao Yuyan really fell out of favor, then it would be equivalent to the entire Cao family would fall into a place of no return.

"That's not right! His Majesty's favor for Yu Yan will not be bad, otherwise he would not have promoted Yu Yan to be a concubine? Also, even if Yu Yan falls out of favor, isn't there still training? For the sake of the face of the training, His Majesty will not take care of anything? Could it be that Your Majesty means something else? Your Majesty is wise and martial, how could he change his strategy because of a woman's words! Matters of the imperial court! It's not easy for my daughter to ask too much, and we just need to do our own thing! Something else. Just don't meddle too much. Your Majesty is wise and martial, how could he change his strategy because of a woman's words! Matters of the imperial court! It's not easy for my daughter to ask too much, and we just need to do our own thing! Something else. Just don't meddle too much. Your Majesty is wise and martial, how could he change his strategy because of a woman's words! Matters of the imperial court! It's not easy for my daughter to ask too much, and we just need to do our own thing! Something else. Just don't meddle too much. Patriarch Cao savored the words Cao Yuyan said. Suddenly, Patriarch Cao fell into another layer of fear.

"Don't Your Majesty like the Wa Kingdom!?" Patriarch Cao is like a man in the dark who has found a ray of light - in the impression of Patriarch Cao, Li Jiancheng is a successful king, but the more successful a king is, the more he cares about his authority. The less you like others to meddle in your own likes and dislikes. And Cao Yuyan asked the Qilu Cao family to just do their own thing! Something else. Just don't meddle too much. is to remind himself not to interfere in the matter of the Japanese Kingdom coming to make peace with Li Tang, so as not to cause Li Jiancheng's disgust with the Cao family. Thinking of this, Patriarch Cao immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"I'm glad I thought about it a little more! Otherwise, you will misunderstand the meaning of Yu Yan! After Patriarch Cao understood what this meant, he wiped the cold sweat from his body with a hand towel. The patriarch of Cao walked towards Cao Cao's tomb, and when he came to Cao Cao's tomb, the words of the patriarch Cao suddenly became speechless. I saw Gao Xiang Xuanli dressed in plain clothes, kneeling in front of Cao Cao's tomb with filial piety. With his hands clasped together, holding the Buddha salute, and chanting words in his mouth, Patriarch Cao came to Gao Xiang Xuanli's side and listened silently, this is the Buddhist "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra". This sutra is of moderate length and profound Buddhist teachings, and it is one of the core scriptures of Buddhism, and many people in Chinese Buddhism have long held this sutra. It is mainly what the Buddha said to Subodhi, who is the 'first to liberate emptiness' among his disciples, or in other words, it is the all-knowing Shakyamuni Buddha to the great practitioner Su Bodhi, which is very profound, abstract and concise. Therefore, although it is easy to read this sutra, it is necessary to study it diligently and preferably to have a certain amount of practice. It is the most difficult to read and the most difficult to recite among the ten Buddhist scriptures. Many people who recite this sutra give up halfway, and those who can recite this sutra proficiently are generally regarded as true Buddhist disciples, and it is also the best requiem sutra. Just a few days ago, the patriarch of Cao heard that Gao Xiang Xuanli was very pious in front of Cao Cao's tomb. After a few days, he didn't eat or drink, and he read vigorously, looking at the dew on Gao Xiangxuanli's body. Patriarch Cao was a little ashamed in his heart - compared to Gao Xiang Xuanli, Patriarch Cao rarely recited scriptures so devoutly except for Cao Cao's sacrifice day every year. Patriarch Cao stood beside Gao Xiang Xuanli, and listened to Gao Xiang Xuanli's recitation, and when Gao Xiang Xuanli finished reciting, he felt that there were people around him:

"Ahh It's Uncle Clan! Uncle Clan! What's the matter? ”

"Oh! The virtuous nephew is really respectful to his ancestors! I can't think of going for days, without eating or drinking, and reciting here reverently! ”

"Ahh Uncle Clan! Our ancestors gave us life, gave us bodies, and we should be respectful to our ancestors, even if we gave our lives, so what? After listening to Gao Xiangxuan's words, Patriarch Cao's heart was even more ashamed. Gao Xiang Xuanli didn't move, and smiled secretly-'Hmph! Old fool, we widows, hunger strike is also a kind of practice, which is like you Central Plains people, you are sheep that eat grass! If you don't eat a meal, you'll die! ’

"Uncle Clan! May I ask how the little nephew asked for something? ……”