"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?" In the study, Li Jin said to himself with a confused face at this time, he looked much more stable than he was when he entered middle age, and his years of sea life had tanned him a lot, and he also had a big beard on his face, which looked quite powerful.

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to do nothing, just let you continue to go back next year, originally I thought that Your Majesty would have to at least install a few trusted people under you?" Li An, who was sitting opposite Li Jin, asked with a puzzled face at this time, he is now very trusted by Li Zhi, and Li Zhi will generally discuss important government affairs with him, but he has not heard Li Zhi mention this matter.

"This matter is related to Jin'er and Chengqian, your identity is sensitive, and it is normal for Your Majesty not to tell you, but Your Majesty's decision this time is indeed unexpected!" Li Xiu, who was sitting behind the desk, stroked his beard at this time.

At the end of the year, Li Jin and Li Chengqian also came back from the south, but in order to avoid suspicion, the two deliberately staggered back to Chang'an, while Li Ke stayed in Linyi and temporarily replaced Li Chengqian over there.

This time Li Jin and Li Chengqian came back, mainly to show Li Zhi that they had no dissent, after all, some time ago someone had already said that they were going to rebel, although Li Zhi didn't believe it, but they also had to make a gesture, not to mention that whether it was the navy or Linyi, Li Zhi also needed to send some people he trusted to go in, which was the way to be a king.

However, what Li Jin didn't expect was that Li Zhi welcomed them very warmly when he saw them coming back, and even invited them to enter the palace to guard the New Year together during the New Year, and when the New Year was over, Li Zhi asked them to go back immediately, on the grounds that the navy and Linyi needed them to sit in town, but they didn't even mention things like installing people, which is why Li Xiu's father and son got together today to discuss.

"Could it be because His Majesty trusts the second brother and Cheng Qian too much, so he hasn't thought about this matter?" Li An suddenly spoke again at this time.

"No, for the emperor, even if he trusts the courtiers, he will still make the arrangements that should be made, but now His Majesty seems to be too indulgent to Jin'er and Chengqian, this is not the way to be a king at all!" Li Xiu immediately shook his head and vetoed Li An's idea.

"Then what does Your Majesty think, is he trying to capture the old man?" Li Jin also touched the beard on his chin at this time and said to himself, the navy was brought up by him, and his prestige in the navy is unmatched, even if he has no different intentions, but after all, he is also a little jealous, so he has been a little worried in the past two years.

"Don't think about it, you kid, can Your Majesty use this kind of means to capture you with desire, not to mention that with his temperament, he can't do this kind of thing, I guess Your Majesty should have other plans, but it's just inconvenient to say it." Li Xiu glared at Li Jindao at this time, he seemed to have guessed a little bit of Li Zhi's thoughts at this time, but he was not sure yet.

"Father knows His Majesty's intentions?" Li An was shocked when he heard Li Xiu's words, and immediately asked.

"No, don't discuss this matter anymore, anyway, Your Majesty has no suspicions about Jin'er and Chengqian, then you can go back, what to do and what to do, and His Majesty will naturally tell you his plans in the future!" Li Xiu lied to his son at this time, not that he refused to say it, but before he was sure, he didn't know if Li Zhi was really as he guessed?

Seeing that his father was unwilling to discuss this matter anymore, Li An and Li Jin glanced at each other, and did not say anything at the moment, but soon Li Jin thought of one more thing, and stood up very excitedly and said: "Father, I have sent someone to find the continent east of the Nanyang that you said, just a few days before I returned to Chang'an, the fleet sent finally came back, and it brought good news!" ”

"Did you find it?" Li Xiu couldn't help but perk up when he heard Li Jin's words, the east of the South Seas is naturally looking for the future generations of Australia, but Li Xiu did not plan to use this name again, and a few years ago, when Li Jin attacked the South Seas, he sent a letter to Li Jin to pay attention, but at that time, Li Jin wanted to control the huge South Seas, and he couldn't spare people to explore, until last year, he sent a few ships to go, and the result was that Australia was really discovered.

"Yes, the people I sent also brought a few kangaroos of the kind that my father said, but unfortunately they all died on the way, and I heard from the people who sent that the meat of this thing is very difficult to eat, but the local natives like to eat it, and there are many crocodiles there, and a few unlucky guys went ashore, but they were accidentally dragged away by the crocodiles, and in the end they didn't even find their bodies." Li Jin was also quite excited at this time.

As Li Xiu's son, he has also learned to understand the world with his father since he was a child, but no matter how good his father is, it is not as true as what he has seen with his own eyes, and now Australia has discovered that if he has time, he wants to go to Australia for a spin.

"Great, that continent is rich in minerals, the only problem is that the interior is not very suitable for human habitation, but the east has a pleasant climate, which is very suitable for farming and grazing, if you have time, you can encourage some people to settle down!" Li Xiu said excitedly again at this time, there are already Li Chengdao and others in the Americas, and now Australia has also fallen into the hands of Datang, and the Pacific Ocean will become Datang's inland sea in the future.

Hearing his father's words, Li Jin also hurriedly agreed, and then Li Xiu asked him about the situation in Nanyang, Li Jin also answered one by one, the maritime trade of the Tang Dynasty has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and Nanyang is naturally very prosperous as a communication artery between the sea and the Indian Ocean, coupled with the abundance of products in Nanyang, many maritime merchants have a stronghold in Nanyang, and even directly relocated to the past, with these people, it is more convenient for Li Jin's navy to control Nanyang.

Of course, there are many small countries in Nanyang, and they are naturally unwilling to give up their land and interests to others at the beginning, but under the strong crossbow of the Tang Dynasty, they do not have any capital to oppose at all, and those who dare to resist are almost immediately eliminated, and the rest can only be attached to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Jin has won Li Xiu's teachings, and he has a kind of distrust in the bones of these foreigners, so he also vigorously promotes immigration to Nanyang, but due to the population of the Tang Dynasty, the effect of immigration is not very significant for the time being.

The father and son chatted for a long time, and finally Li An and Li Jin said goodbye and left, but just as the two brothers left the study, Li An suddenly grabbed Li Jin and hid to the side and said, "Second brother, don't spread the word about the newly discovered continent for the time being!" ”