Li Xiu didn't expect that the Great Cannibal would send a delegation to lobby the Tang Dynasty, but it's not surprising to think about it, after all, although the Great Food has still maintained its advantage on the battlefield over the years, but under the joint resistance of Eastern Rome and Persia, the life of the Great Food is not easy, especially the Eastern Roman Empire often sends the navy from the Mediterranean coast to invade the rear of the Great Food, which makes the Great Food miserable, and several attacks have to be withdrawn because of the sneak attack on the rear.

"The momentum of the rise of the Great Cannibal is also about to be contained by Eastern Rome and Persia, and in a few years, I am afraid that we will have to face the attack of the two countries, and for our Datang, it is more in our interests to let their three countries fight endlessly, so this Great Food Mission can also meet with them, but don't give them any promises." Li Xiu pondered for a moment before he spoke.

"Sir's words are very heartfelt, and my uncle said the same thing before!" Li Zhi was also convinced when he heard Li Xiu's answer, but when he talked about the eldest grandson Wuji, he showed a somewhat complicated look on his face, although it was only fleeting, but it still attracted Li Xiu's attention, which made him feel a sinking in his heart.

"By the way, when it comes to the mission of the big cannibals, they were still sent by Brother Jin, according to Brother Jin's book, these big cannibals encountered a storm on the South Ocean side, and the ships were about to sink, and then they were rescued by the ships of the navy." Li Zhi spoke again at this time.

"Jin'er is doing well, those big islands in the South Seas are rich in products, especially many gold mines, with the products over there, our Datang is also a lot more relaxed." When Li Xiu heard Li Zhi mention Li Jin, he couldn't help but laugh again.

A few years ago, Li Jin entered the Wa Kingdom and occupied a lot of land, but the Wa Kingdom was too barren, except for a Iwami silver mine, there were no good things, so he set his sights on the rich Nanyang, with the navy of the Tang Dynasty, those small countries in the Nanyang did not have any resistance at all, and everywhere the Tang Navy went, it was the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, Li Jin also drove the natives of Nanyang to open mines and grow grain for the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the spices and other specialties of the Nanyang, which attracted a large number of businessmen to go, and Li Zhi even planned to send officials to Nanyang two years ago, but Nanyang was too far away from the Tang Dynasty, and the grasslands and the Western Regions also needed manpower everywhere, and in the end there was really no one to be transferred, so the navy could only take charge of the Nanyang.

"Yes, with Brother Jin in the navy, I can rest assured that the south will be handed over to him, and the eldest brother has also done a very good job in Jiaozhou, and now not only has stabilized the rule of Datang over there, but also wrote a few days ago to suggest, hoping that Jiaozhou and Brother Jin will cooperate to send troops to destroy Linyi in one fell swoop, rice is abundant there, or three crops a year, if it can be annexed, my Datang will have another grain production area." Li Zhi laughed again at this time.

"It's good to take down the country of Linyi, all those island countries on the southeast peninsula are wild dogs, when our Central Plains is strong, they will only pretend to be grandchildren, but secretly they will bite a few bites from time to time, and when our Central Plains is weakened, these wild dogs will immediately show their minions, and then the south will be unstable, so simply destroy them in one fell swoop this time!" Li Xiu also said with a cold face at this time, he also had no good impression of those small countries in the Southeast Peninsula.

"Mr. is right, now that my Datang soldiers are prosperous, there is no opponent in the world, since I am idle, it is better to practice with these small countries, lest my Datang soldiers be idle for too long and rust!" Li Zhi also nodded at the moment, Datang established the country by force, but with the pacification of the north and the Western Regions, Datang has rarely had the opportunity to use force, and Li Zhi is now also worried that after a long period of peace, Datang will relax in armament, so he also finds excuses to send troops from time to time to maintain the combat strength of the army.

However, when Li Zhi said this, he suddenly thought of one more thing, and spoke again at the moment: "The third brother is in Guangzhou, and he is also very close to the eldest brother's side, and the reason why the eldest brother has been able to gain a firm foothold in Jiaozhou in recent years is also thanks to the help of the third brother. ”

"Let Ke'er and Chengqian jointly send troops to Linyi?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Zhi's words, and then looked at him with some puzzlement, although Li Ke and Li Chengqian did not have military power in their hands, and the troops were also sent by the generals of the Tang Dynasty, but Guangzhou and Jiaozhou were under their rule after all, and now that the two states are sending troops together, if they defeat Linyi, how should they be governed in the future? And it's so far away from Chang'an, isn't Li Zhi worried about Li Chengqian and Li Ke making trouble over there?

"Hehe, don't worry, sir, I naturally have my own plans?" Li Zhi smiled again at this time, it seemed that he also knew what Li Xiu was thinking, but he had his own plans, which made it difficult for Li Xiu to say anything more.

After chatting about the situation in the south, Li Zhi and Li Xiu talked about some things within the Tang Dynasty, such as some new policies in recent years, in addition to policies related to people's livelihood, the most important thing is the suppression of the family, after all, this matter has been done since Li Shimin ascended the throne, and it has now lasted for 30 years, and after Li Zhi ascended the throne, he also increased the pressure on the family, especially in education and imperial examinations, and completely dug up the foundation of the family's control of the court.

It can be said that after these years of hard work, the officials from the civilian background there have grown up, most of these officials are from the two academies of Zhongnan and Nanshan, they got the official status after participating in the imperial examination, entered the officialdom and were promoted by virtue of their political achievements, and now they have occupied most of the country, in contrast, the proportion of officials from the family has shrunk sharply, and the influence has naturally shrunk by half.

For the suppression of the family, Li Xiu has always been the most enthusiastic, after all, there are a lot of grudges between him and the family, so he also chatted with Li Zhi with great interest, and before he knew it, it was already noon, so Li Zhi smiled again at this time: "Sir, the son-in-law will definitely have lunch prepared over there, let's go back and eat with the son-in-law!" ”

Hearing Li Zhi mention his son-in-law, Li Xiu showed a tangled expression, and after a while, he spoke: "Your Majesty, at the beginning, my son-in-law refused to marry, saying that he wanted to keep filial piety for the emperor, but now the period of filial piety has long passed for a few years, is it time to marry now?" ”

Li Zhi smiled bitterly when he heard this, and then sighed and said: "I know what you mean, sir, but you also know the character of the son, I have persuaded her countless times in private about this matter, but she just didn't listen, and there is also Ning An, who is also on the side of the son, and now they are a mess, and I can't do anything about her." ”