At the end of September, the expeditionary force returned to the north. Li Changjie, the general of the southern expedition of the Jiaozhi Kingdom, led 50,000 troops to enter Xinzhou, and handed over the city's weapons, grain and grass with the expeditionary force. Zhao Ji canonized Li Changjie as the general of Zhengyi, and Li Qiande, the king of Jiaozhi, as the king of Yue, and gave all the territory of the city of Zhancheng to the Yue country.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor, for your kindness." Li Changjie, the general of the Jiaozhi Southern Expedition, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"General Zhengyi, please get up, Bin Tong Long is still in the hands of Zhen La, I have given you 50,000 sets of weapons and armor and a large amount of grain and grass, there should be no problem in pacifying Bin Tong Long, right? I hope I will hear your good news soon. "Zhao Ji really needs a client state to deter the South Seas and ensure that the Silk Road is unblocked.

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's expectations." Li Changjie arched his hand and said.

"Good. Very good. We will garrison 10,000 elite sailors in Qiongzhou. If the general is in trouble, 10,000 elite sailors will help you from the sea. "Zhao Ji is warning Yue Guo not to get dizzy.

"Yes. The ministers must guard the southern gate of the Great Song Dynasty for His Majesty and protect the Maritime Silk Road. Li Changjie said again.

Li Changjie was 54 years old at the time. Formerly known as Ruan Jun, during the period of Li Rizun, he entered the Jiaozhi court as an official. Later, he became a eunuch and changed his name to Li Changjie. After Li Qiande ascended the throne as queen, Li Changming served as the captain and general of Jiaozhi, and Li Daocheng, the prime minister of Jiaozhi, was the two major ministers of Jiaozhi, and was a famous general in the history of Jiaozhi.

This person knows advance and retreat, understands etiquette, and is neither humble nor arrogant. When he met Zhao Ji, he talked about opening up the territory for China and making Zhao Ji happy. It's not a family, it's not a door. In the Li Dynasty, the Han people were in power, respected Confucianism and literature, and vigorously promoted Han culture. The Champa state practiced Brahmanism and did not speak Chinese. In this contrast, Zhao Ji's desire to restore the city was completely dispelled.

Under the respectful send-off of the generals of the Yue Kingdom, the expeditionary force of 20,000 soldiers, 200 warships, and 1,000 merchant ships slowly left the port of Tulun.

On the dragon boat, in the royal cabin. Zhao Ji sat upright, and the civil and military generals of the expeditionary force were lined up in two rows.

"Xiao Yiyuan, Li Chang listens to orders." Zhao Ji said solemnly.

"The end will be." The two of them stood up with trepidation.

"Xiao Yiyuan made great contributions in the expedition to Jiaozhi, and was promoted to the Marquis of Zhenhai, the envoy of Nanyang Jiedu, the governor of Lingya Prefecture, and the commander of the ninth town of the Haiwei Army. Li Chang, promoted to the founding prince, Nanyang Town Fu Envoy, Lingya Prefecture Inspector Envoy, and the Ninth Town Military Division of the Haiwei Army. Zhao Ji said.

"Thank you, Saint Shanglongen." The two of them were worried, they didn't know where that Lingya Prefecture was. And Zhao Ji's reward was obviously a bright promotion and a secret descent, and he was promoted to a knighthood, but he was demoted to a real position.

"Come here. This place is a necessary place for the Maritime Silk Road, named Lingya, which is a small island. You led 3,000 sailors to the station, and 10,000 strong men of the Cham tribe also brought them over. Establish a city and state in Lingya, control the surrounding waters, and ensure the smooth flow of the Maritime Silk Road. Zhao Ji beckoned Xiao Yiyuan and Li Chang, pointed to the map and said.

"This place seems to be the territory of the Sriwijaya, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to occupy it rashly, right?" Li Chang stared at the map and said hurriedly.

"Yes. Holy Lord, overseas garrisons, I am afraid that the supply of grain and grass is not good. Xiao Yiyuan hurriedly echoed Li Chang and said.

In fact, both of them pondered that Zhao Ji might know about them, so they didn't let them go back.

"It's just a wild island, uninhabited. As for the grain and grass, I will now give you three thousand sailors a year's worth of grain and grass. You can drive the Cham men to farm on the island. In this way, grain and grass are not a problem. As soon as you get there, build ports and cities to protect passing merchant ships. Sriwijaya, you don't have to worry. I will edict the Three Buddhas to sell Lingya to the Great Song Dynasty. You also bring 10,000 taels of gold and give gifts to the Three Buddhas. Now, you go and make arrangements, and immediately move your troops south. Zhao Ji stated.

"Yes. The end will be obeyed. The two replied helplessly. It seems that the Great Song Dynasty, no matter what happens, there is nothing to do with them.

"White waves, Gou Hongshe listens to orders." Zhao Ji continued.

"The end will be." The two stood up, knowing that Zhao Ji was going to be rewarded, and their faces were excited.

Bai Bolang temporarily served as the pacification envoy of the expeditionary force, and Gou Hongshe temporarily served as the governor of the expeditionary force, presiding over the return of the expeditionary force to Beijing. After arriving in Shangjing, the expeditionary force was disbanded. The white waves rose and begged for the marquis, and the commander of the eighth town of the Sea Guard Army. Gou Hongshe was awarded the title of viscount and promoted to the governor of Taizhou. After Xiao Yiyuan and Li Chang exited the cabin, Zhao Ji continued.

"Thank you, Saint Shanglongen." The two thanked them and stepped aside.

"Nerugu, Rindo, and Dinin obey orders." Zhao Ji called out two guest generals.

"The end will be." These two people like to be generals under Zhao Ji more and more, but they didn't expect the expedition to end like this, which is a bit regrettable.

"I don't know what to give you. Give each of you five thousand. The two armies were each rewarded with 100,000 guan. "Zhao Ji is not stingy, anyway, these are also what they grabbed in Xinzhou. If you don't give them something, you will have an opinion.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After kneeling and prostrating, the two also stepped aside.

"The other soldiers, after returning to Beijing, will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds." Zhao Ji then said.

"Thank you, Saint Shanglongen." All the generals of the expeditionary force fell to their knees.

"All right, you go down." Zhao Ji waved his hand.

Zhao Ji was preoccupied, pacing back and forth in the imperial cabin with his hands behind his back, and after a long time, he turned around and asked Li Xiang'an: "Old Li, what is the situation in Bianjing now?" Could it be that the Iron Arm Guards in your hands have also betrayed? ”

The information sent by Xia Yanbin was still half a year ago, and the content said that the situation in the DPRK was unstable, the political affairs hall encountered great resistance to promoting the law change, and the business alliance had a lot of dissatisfaction. The news from half a year ago has only arrived now, and it seems that there is something that causes the message to not be delivered. It is likely that the person who obstructed the change of law deliberately blocked the news.

Li Xiangan suddenly knelt on the ground: "The saint, there is a definite number of success or failure, the holy general's political affairs hall is decentralized, not afraid of difficulties, training expeditions, it can be seen that the saint is not greedy for power and wealth, he would rather be so energetic every day, it is better to be a rich and noble prince." ”

"What do you mean? You? You? You have betrayed me too? Zhao Ji almost lost his voice and fell down decadently.

"Compared to now, the Great Song Dynasty has changed the emperor, right?" Zhao Ji couldn't believe that he had arranged it in place, how could this kind of thing happen?

"Holy Ones, please see. Two months ago, when Shengshang left Qiongzhou to attack Jiaozhi. Our Lady announced to the public that the Holy Lady had suffered a miasma in Qiongzhou and became sluggish. The princes are still young, and Zhao Hao, the king of Lichang, is the new monarch. Li Xiang'an cried.

"Then what do you say I'm going to do?" Zhao Ji was confused again.

"The new monarch has canonized the saint as the king of Wu, and has given Qiongzhou to the saint as a place of cultivation. It's better to be a happy prince in Qiongzhou! Li Xiang'an cried and admonished.

"Why did you betray me too?" Zhao Ji's tears were hazy.

"The Holy One, the little one persuaded the Holy One. Don't leave Bianjing, don't anger the two palace mothers. Now that the general trend has gone, does the Holy Lord want to return to Bianjing to quell the rebellion? Da Song can't stand the infighting! The royal family can't fight each other! Even if the saint becomes the prince of peace, the younger one will serve by the saint's side. Li Xiang'an kowtowed and said.

"In this matter, Western Xia and Northern Liao are also involved, right?" Zhao Ji was skeptical.

"None of those things matter. Holy One, give up! Li Xiang'an cried and kowtowed.

・・・・・・・・・

At the beginning of October, a torrential rain fell one after another, washing away all the residual heat.

The expeditionary force was divided into two groups, to the north and south, one to Lingya, and the other to return to Qiongzhou. The expeditionary force was mighty, but it seemed extremely lonely.

The next day, after the rainstorm, the wind and rain at sea stopped, and the sky cleared, and the expeditionary force and the maritime merchant fleet continued to sail forward after preparing the sail lines damaged by the hurricane.

At this moment, a large number of warships suddenly appeared in front, overwhelmingly rushing towards the expeditionary fleet, the size of which was almost the combined size of the expeditionary fleet and the maritime merchant fleet.

"Holy! The sentinel ship in front of the war, it should be a large number of warships in front, please make a decision! A sailor rushed into the cabin and said to Zhao Ji, who was lying in a hammock reading a book.

After Zhao Ji heard this, he immediately jumped out of the hammock, dropped the thick book in his hand, and asked urgently, "What about Bai An's envoy?" Does he know? ”

With that, he walked out. Climb up to the ship, grab a binocular, and take a look. The expeditionary flotilla has already sounded its horn. The merchant fleet retreated from the expeditionary fleet, and the expeditionary fleet quickly set up an attack formation.

The horn sounded incessantly, and the soldiers, who had been resting, immediately swarmed onto the deck and stood in their fighting positions. It was the first naval battle for the expeditionary force, and a nervous anger immediately permeated the fleet.

"The fleet broke away from the merchant ships, turned to the northeast, and seized the upper hand!" Standing on top of his flagship, Bai Wave looked at the flags on the mast and gave the first command. The sailors immediately began to adjust their sails and turn the rudder in a northeasterly direction.

Zhao Ji held a telescope and looked at the orderly fleet, not nervous, but a little happy. It's time to see the strength of the expeditionary force's naval warfare!

Soon, Xiao Yiyuan's building boat issued a flag to the dragon boat: "A large number of Li Dynasty warships have appeared in the left front, the number is as many as more than 1,000, and they are heading towards us in a horizontal formation, whether to launch an attack, please decide!" ”

After seeing the flag of the building boat in the telescope, Zhao Ji couldn't help but jump a few times in his heart, when did the Li Dynasty have such a huge sailor! Didn't all their warships be handed over to the Great Song Dynasty? Could it be that the government's support for my expedition was a conspiracy from beginning to end? Zhao Ji was annoyed in his heart, why did he fall into such a situation, then gritted his teeth suddenly, and then ordered: "Summons Bai Bolang, launch an attack immediately, and be sure to annihilate the enemy army!" ”

"It seems that Li Xiang'an, the eunuch, has failed. There is only one battle left! It's a pity that the Great Song Dynasty finally formed an elite sailor like the expeditionary force, but it was going to be destroyed in his own hands. Fan Chunren scolded.

"Fan Cifu, do you really want to fight?" The commander of the sixth town of the Guangzhou Haiwei Army made Zhang Zanpeng hesitate.

"Don't fight? Do you really want Emperor Xining to return to the court? Da Song can't stand the toss. Fan Chunren asked rhetorically.

"Yes. Pass the order down, attack! Zhang Zanpeng nodded, and then gave the order to attack.

The huge flotilla flying the Li Dynasty and the expeditionary force flotilla fought fiercely, and both sides used gunboats to launch artillery bombardments almost simultaneously.

"Is this the beginning of the civil war?" Zhao Ji and Li Xiang'an, who were standing on the dragon boat building, both sighed in their hearts.

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