"Come on, come on, there is good news from Su Dingfang's side, he entered Goguryeo this spring, and even fought three cities in a row, the Goguryeo people almost fled in despair, and they didn't dare to fight with him at all, and the Goguryeo people's spring ploughing was also destroyed by him!" In the Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin greeted Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji with a happy face, because of the good news from Su Dingfang, so he specially summoned the two to share the good news.

The eldest grandson Wuji also took the good news at this time and carefully checked it, and finally nodded with great admiration: "Su Dingfang still knows how to advance and retreat, although he captured three cities, but in the end he still gave up, and also set fire to the city, it seems that he has always kept in mind his main task, and has not blindly expanded his military achievements!" ”

"Su Dingfang is brave and strategic, it seems that I will prepare a position for him as a general in the future!" When Li Shimin heard the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, he also laughed out loud at the moment and said, as the merits of Li Jing and Qin Qiong and others are getting higher and higher, and they are getting older and older, Li Xiu is also a little afraid to use them, first, he is worried that his merits will be high, and second, he is worried that they will not be able to keep up with their energy when they are old, which will ruin their reputation, in contrast, Su Dingfang does not have so many scruples.

"But if this good news spreads, I'm afraid it will cause criticism in the court, right?" At this moment, Li Xiu, who was standing next to the eldest grandson Wuji and watching the good news, said with some hesitation.

This good news is not only a record of Su Dingfang killing the enemy and attacking the city, but also a record of how many fields and villages he burned, and how many people he plundered, etc., which are a little too brutal in the eyes of some stubborn ministers, so Li Xiu has such worries.

"Don't think that those old stubborns will care about the life and death of the Goguryeo people, they just want to express their opinions on a certain matter in order to gain prestige, as long as I don't let go, they will soon forget about this matter!" I saw that Li Shimin sneered at this time and said, with the stability of the political situation, the ministers in the court now have nothing to do all day long, and they stare at him every day to find mistakes, which makes him quite annoyed.

"Hehe, although Your Majesty's words are a little biased, but it is also the truth, no one in the court will really care about the life and death of the Goguryeo people, they will only use this incident to show themselves, such as the last time Hou Junji slaughtered Tuyuhun with smallpox, those people will only quarrel for a while, and when His Majesty makes a gesture of punishing Hou Junji, they will be honest." The eldest grandson Wuji also smiled at this time, and at this point, he also had the same feelings as Li Shimin.

Hearing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but shake his head and smile helplessly, it seems that he is still too naïve, and he is far less thorough about the affairs of the court than Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji.

After chatting about the affairs of Liaodong for a while, Li Shimin's words were full of the intention of wanting to conquer Liaodong in person, because looking around the Tang Dynasty, there was only one Goguryeo left that could be regarded as a threat by the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin had no chance to lead troops after he ascended the throne, which made him always very eager to cross the battlefield like when he was young, coupled with the fact that Goguryeo had defeated the former Sui three times, these factors combined made him extremely eager to destroy Goguryeo in person.

"Your Majesty, the financial superintendent is ready to open the first bank in the south, but the location of the bank has not yet been decided, and the situation in the south also needs to be investigated, so the minister decided to go to the south in person and open the bank!" At this moment, I suddenly saw Li Xiu say with a solemn face.

"You're going to the South in person?" Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then asked with some puzzlement, "Haven't you always handed over the affairs of the bank to Xu Jingzong, why didn't you send him there?" ”

"Luoyang Bank has just finished the matter, Xu Jingzong went to Taiyuan again, after the completion of the bank in Taiyuan, it will form a branch of the banking system with the banks of Chang'an and Luoyang, and the banks in the north will extend from this branch in the future, so there needs to be a weighty official in charge, Xu Jingzong is the most suitable candidate, and the first bank in the south is equally important, and the financial supervision can not find anything else to be competent for this matter, so it is better for me to run a trip myself!" Li Xiu opened his mouth to explain, of course, there was no need to tell Li Shimin his real purpose.

Hearing Li Xiu say this, Li Shimin also showed an embarrassed expression, he didn't want Li Xiu to leave Chang'an, after all, with him and the eldest grandson Wuji here, he usually encountered any difficult things, whether it was a business or a private matter, he could talk to them, but now that Li Xiu is gone, the eldest grandson Wuji is usually too busy, and sometimes he can't see anyone for a few days, and then he won't even have anyone to talk to.

"Your Majesty, in recent years, the maritime trade has become more and more prosperous, and several cities in the south, such as Yangzhou, Suzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, etc., are becoming more and more prosperous, especially the rapid development of commerce, which also makes the merchants in the south more eager for banks, so the bank in the south will be established one day earlier, and the wealth of the south will be gathered one day earlier!" Li Xiu spoke again at this time.

With the opening of the bank, the role of the bank in the convergence of wealth is becoming more and more obvious, for example, in the past, the imperial court used the treasury to support the bank, but now sometimes the treasury can not be opened for a while, but to borrow money from the bank, and as more and more ordinary people are willing to deposit money in the bank, so that the Tang Dynasty has a huge amount of wealth, although these wealth can not be returned to the treasury, but can be used by the imperial court, which is the most important thing.

Hearing Li Xiu say this, Li Shimin finally nodded helplessly and said: "Okay, since you want to go to the south, then I won't stop you, but this road is far away, you have to be careful on the road!" ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern!" Li Xiu also saluted again when he heard this, but the moment he bowed his head, he didn't know if it was his illusion, he seemed to see a somewhat complicated look flashing on Li Shimin's face.

With Li Shimin's consent, Li Xiu also said goodbye and left, preparing to go back to arrange for going to the south, but when he walked out of the Liangyi Palace, he suddenly stopped involuntarily, and then turned his head to look at the Liangyi Hall behind him, and his face also showed a complicated look.

Li Xiu didn't know if Li Shimin knew his true intention of going to the south, but even if he knew that he was sending Qi Niang to the Americas, he would never have any scruples because of this, after all, for the happiness of Qi Niang, even if he really offended Li Shimin because of this, he would not hesitate to do it!