Datang's navy has never been used for defense! This is the naval concept proposed by Li Jin, whether it is Liu Renyuan or other generals, they all regard the navy as a garrison stationed on the sea, this idea can not be wrong, but it is definitely backward, and after Li Jin took over the navy, it turned the navy into an offensive service.

At the beginning, Li Jin led the navy to start to clean up the pirates along the Datang coast, and the scope of activities was not only limited to the northern coast, the southern coast where the sea trade was developed, but also bred many pirates who robbed passing ships.

However, Li Jin wiped out these pirates, and in just a few years, he swept away the pirates in the waters around Datang, and it cannot be said that the pirates were completely wiped out, but there was no longer too much pirate power, and the remaining kittens could only move secretly, not daring to run rampant on the sea as before.

Of course, when the navy does these things, it needs endless financial support behind it, and the court is very dissatisfied with the navy's spending too much, and Li Jin doesn't want to come with more money, but he is Li Xiu's son, and he is also quite talented in making money, for example, he regards the suppression of pirates as an important source of wealth, after all, those pirates used to rob everywhere and accumulate a large amount of money, it can be said that every pirate den is a big treasure trove.

However, although the pirate's treasure is many, it is a one-time one, so Li Jin developed a second financial route for the navy, that is, to provide escort for those merchant ships, from which a certain amount of labor fees are charged, which not only subsidizes the navy, but also is welcomed by maritime merchants, and it is also a long-term source of wealth, the more frequent the sea business, the more their income.

With the development of the navy, Li Jin's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger, and he is no longer satisfied with the suppression of pirates, but locks his eyes on the surrounding small countries, such as the Wa State, which is rich in silver, but is unwilling to submit to the Tang Dynasty, and the other party is still very close to the Navy's Lao Wo Dengzhou, as a result, this year, Li Jin under the banner of clearing the pirates of the Wa State, captured the Iwami region of the Wa State in one fell swoop, and robbed the largest financial source of the Wa State.

Thinking of Li Jin's actions at sea in recent years, Li Xiu couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, Li Jin has the ability and means, and he is also influenced by himself, and he is not bound by traditional etiquette, which naturally attracts a lot of criticism to him, and the impeachment of him in the court has never been broken, but with Li Shimin's pressure, plus the help of Li Zhi and Li An, no one can help Li Jin.

"An'er, the silver mine of the Wa Kingdom is very involved, and it is not your second brother's navy that can touch it, tomorrow I will write a letter to your second brother and ask him to hand over the silver mine to the imperial court for management, and you and the prince will also prepare, after all, this silver mine is too important to the bank." Li Xiu pondered for a moment and suddenly spoke.

Li Jin is bold in controlling the navy, and many people have criticized him, and the navy is powerful, and he used to control part of the income from shipping, after all, those can only be regarded as subsidies, but if he controls the silver mines again, it will be a bit taboo, after all, an army has money and people, I am afraid that any emperor will not be able to tolerate it.

"I understand what my father means, I will also write a letter to my second brother later, and I think that with the intelligence of my second brother, I will definitely think of this, and I will definitely not do anything taboo!" Li An also nodded at the moment.

Just when the father and son were talking, the carriage finally entered the palace, Li An rushed to the Taiji Hall to participate in the early dynasty, now Li Shimin is sick, the early dynasty is temporarily presided over by Li Zhi, and Li Xiu went directly to the Liangyi Hall to see Li Shimin, originally Li Shimin's bedroom is the Ganlu Palace, but in recent years, Li Shimin felt that the Ganlu Hall was too humid, so he moved to the Liangyi Hall to live, and it was usually convenient to meet Li Zhi and others.

When Li Xiu came to Li Shimin's bedroom in the Liangyi Palace, he found that the eldest grandson Wuji was also here, and when he saw him, he immediately greeted him and smiled: "Your Majesty just said that you will definitely come, I was worried that you would be too lazy to get up, but I didn't expect you to really come, it seems that Your Majesty still understands you!" ”

"I'm also here to take An'er's ride, how is Your Majesty?" Li Xiu also replied with a smile at this time, saying that he also came to Li Shimin, who was sick in bed, but found that Li Shimin looked sick at this time and looked very uncomfortable.

"It's not a serious illness, it's just that I'm infected with a cold, but I'm old and useless, and a small cold can't even get up." Li Shimin also squeezed out a helpless smile on his pale face, and after speaking, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the seat next to him, and motioned for Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji to sit down and talk.

Li Xiu was not polite, and sat next to Li Shimin with the eldest grandson Wuji at the moment, and then spoke: "Your Majesty doesn't have to think too much, as long as you follow the instructions of the imperial doctor to recuperate with peace of mind, you should be fine soon." ”

"I also advised Your Majesty to do the same, now that the inside and outside are peaceful, the prince can also be on his own, Your Majesty just needs to recuperate with peace of mind." The eldest grandson Wuji also opened his mouth to persuade at this time, he came earlier, and he had chatted with Li Shimin for a while before, but maybe because of his illness, Li Shimin's thoughts were also a little pessimistic.

"Well, I don't want to make such a mess, but the palace is too depressing, and now that summer is approaching, the Taiji Palace has become damp, and I don't like it very much, so I want to change places to recuperate." Li Shimin heard that Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji had advised him to recuperate with peace of mind, and finally shook his head and smiled.

When Yu Wenkai designed Chang'an City, the main consideration was the scale and defense of the city, and some places could only be abandoned, such as the location of the Taiji Palace is relatively low-lying, whenever summer comes, the palace will become very humid, but this also has an advantage, that is, it is not easy to catch fire, but people live in a humid environment for a long time, and it is not good for physical health, so Li Shimin wants to change places to recuperate.

"Your Majesty's idea is very good, the minister also thinks that the palace is not suitable for recuperation, the Cuiwei Palace on the side of Zhongnan Mountain is good, it was originally His Majesty's summer retreat, and now the weather is getting hotter and hotter, it is suitable to go there to recuperate while recuperating from the heat." The eldest grandson Wuji heard Li Shimin's words and immediately spoke.

At the beginning, after Li Shimin gave up power, he also paid more attention to his body, and he also liked to go to Li Xiu, so he asked people to build a Cuiwei Palace in Zhongnan Mountain, which was next to Zhongnan Academy.

"It's exactly what I want, the scenery and climate over there are beautiful, I like it very much, I decided to wait for the next two days to get better, and then move there to recuperate!" Li Shimin also immediately agreed with the suggestion of the eldest grandson Wuji, the reason why he built Cuiwei Palace in the first place was because he liked the climate there, and of course it was very close to Li Xiu's house and the academy.

"Cuiwei Palace is indeed a good place, and I can often go to chat with His Majesty!" Li Xiu also smiled at this time, but when he spoke, he had some ominous premonitions in his heart, because he remembered that Li Shimin in history died in Cuiwei Palace.

However, Li Xiu quickly threw the above thoughts off his head, because it was not the first time that Li Shimin had gone to live in Cuiwei Palace, and even in the past few years, he had lived in Cuiwei Palace for longer than Taiji Palace, so he might have thought too much.

At the moment, Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji accompanied Li Shimin to chat for a while, when people are older, they like to recall the past, and Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji have been his friends for many years, so when the three of them talked about the things they experienced together, they were also full of interest, and even Li Shimin felt that his illness was much lighter.

After the early dynasty, Li Zhi also came to visit Li Shimin in person, but he was also very clever, and he did not say anything about the court, but talked about some interesting things about his childhood, which caused Li Shimin to laugh too.

"What makes my father smile so happily?" At this moment, I suddenly heard a woman's voice outside the door, and then a petite girl walked in quickly, only to see that this girl had bright eyes and delicate teeth, and when she saw the smile on Li Shimin's face, she also showed a bright smile on her little face.

"Son, come quickly, your ninth brother is talking about how he went to climb trees and steal peaches with you when he was a child, but he stole peaches but didn't know how to wash them, so that his hands and face were all covered with the hair on the peaches, and you cried in pain!" When Li Shimin saw this delicate girl, he couldn't help laughing again, his current spirit is much better than just now, and it seems that a happy mood is the cure for the disease.

"Giggle~, I remember that time, and later it was Mr. who used dough to help us knead the hair on our faces to get better, but after that time, I didn't dare to eat peaches again for several years." I saw that my son also happily ran to Li Shimin's bedside at this time and said with a smile, and by the way, he saluted Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji.

This delicate girl is the son, although she is not in good health like Lizhi, but with the joint efforts of Li Xiu and Sun Simiao, the son did not die as in history, but grew up, and even reached the age of marriage, Li Shimin selected several horses for her, but the son was unwilling, Li Shimin doted on this daughter too much, so he did not force it.

Seeing the arrival of his son-in-law, Li Shimin was even more happy, the left-handed son and the right-hand daughter, the father and son sat together and chatted about the previous interesting things, and Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji could talk a few words at first, but then they couldn't interject, and finally saw that their family was chatting too happily, and the two quietly withdrew.

A few days later, Li Shimin's condition was just a little better, and he immediately rushed to Cuiwei Palace by car to recuperate, and all the affairs of the court were handed over to Li Zhi to deal with with it all.