Chapter 907: I Drink with My Ministers
"At present, Europe and Africa have been decided, there are many bandits in various places and the remnants of various countries are rampant, and the Dingtian Protectorate is not very peaceful, I want Huaiyu, Lingwu and Chu Liang to go to Tianzhu, Dashi and Eastern Rome respectively, temporarily serve as the deputy governor of Dingtiandu, assist the Governor of Dingtiandu, and manage the military affairs of these three places, do you have any ideas?"
Li Shimin said that these are all well thought out, he doesn't want his sons-in-law to be mediocre all their lives, just waiting to sit and eat, and the husband does not make contributions, he is really sorry for the Tang Dynasty that gave birth to them!
As soon as they heard that Li Shimin was going to send these three new horses to such a distant place, Princess Gaoyang's faces all showed hesitation, but when they looked at their husbands, they found that their faces were full of determination, and their hearts suddenly made a decision.
"Father, the son has no opinion!"
The three princesses agreed with rare opinions, and they all stood up and saluted Li Shimin.
"Father, the son has no opinion!"
Qin Huaiyu and the three of them glanced at each other, and there was not only a look of determination on their faces, but also a dense excitement that could not be dissolved.
"Hahaha, that's it!" Li Shimin laughed, "This is my good son!" ”
Li Yuanba sat next to him and smiled slightly, and the corners of his mouth became more and more curved.
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On the thirtieth day of the 14th year of Zhenguan, on Chinese New Year's Eve, news came from Dengzhou that the warships that went to explore Oceania and North and South America finally sent back the news that North America had been discovered!
"Hurry up, go quickly, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, there is no more than twenty or thirty miles away, as long as the foot is faster, you can still catch up with the New Year!"
On the official road to Chang'an City, there was a cavalry team of about thirty people. It's going crazy on its way.
All of them were dressed in thick robes, and even their heads were covered, so that they could not see their specific figures.
"Big brother, this time we will return to the battleship first, nothing will happen, right?" A man in black riding in front of him shouted at the man in front.
"It's okay, the task of our advance team is to report the information we have searched to His Royal Highness King Wu and His Majesty as soon as possible, and we don't need to worry about the affairs of the team!"
The man at the front replied with such a sentence, and quickened the swing of the horsewhip. Thrown the horse that sat down.
Outside Chang'an City, Li Yuanba, who had already received the news, had already arranged a team to greet him, this time he searched for the other three continents, and the soldiers on these battleships could be said to have worked hard, if there were no them, he would have searched several continents, and the battleships themselves would not have been launched to sail.
And after Li Shimin got the news, he did not put on the emperor's shelf, but took the hundred officials to the gate of Chang'an City to greet him.
The Emperor is here. Twenty or thirty soldiers waiting for the news were unheard of.
"Your Majesty, I don't know when it will take, so you'd better go back to the palace first, right?" The eldest grandson Wuji didn't have a good impression of those ocean-going warships and soldiers. After all, for the Chinese New Year, who wants to wait at the city gate in the cold and deserted for some people who have nothing to do with the song?
"Mowgli, calm down, why be impatient!" Li Shimin smiled at his brother-in-law. Said: "This discovery of North and South America is a great achievement for my Datang." If I don't respond in person, won't it make the soldiers feel cold? ”
This time, the eldest grandson Wuji has nothing to say, Li Shimin is showing great righteousness, if he persuades again, won't he trap the emperor in injustice?
The wait didn't last long, though.
Soon, a cavalry team appeared on the official road, and this also made the entire Chang'an City Gate suddenly become quiet, everyone stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks waiting for the arrival of this cavalry team.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
When the team just appeared dozens of feet away in front of the Chang'an City Gate, a deafening salute immediately sounded on the Chang'an City Gate Tower.
This is the salute that Li Yuanba requisitioned from the Shenji Battalion early in the morning, and it is the same level as the salute used in the Wuwang Mansion before.
After the salute sounded, the speed of the cavalry team slowed down, and then under the leadership of Li Shimin, the army of civil and military officials, under the protection of the palace guards, greeted the cavalry team.
The cavalry who came on horseback were all Shenwu guards sent by Li Yuanba to search several continents.
They follow a steam warship, the main purpose of which is to gather intelligence in the first place and act as a medium for the transmission of intelligence.
And this time, after discovering Oceania, the warship where the Shenwu Guard was located did not stop in Oceania, but continued to move forward, looking for North and South America.
Kung fu is only a heart, but in just one month, the fleet actually discovered North America.
Overjoyed, after collecting some information about North America and bringing back some things, this Shenwuwei team turned back with two warships in full force.
Fortunately, there is also coal in North America, otherwise, they really have no way to return to Datang, at least the fuel will not be enough to support their return.
Seeing His Majesty, King Wu and many ministers in the court coming to greet him, the soldiers suddenly felt flattered.
At the moment, these cavalrymen didn't dare to ride on their horses, they quickly jumped off their horses, almost jumped in front of Li Shimin and others, and knelt down on one knee to salute:
"The last general, Shenwu Wei Guoyi, Du Wei Pang Xing, greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty Sheng'an!"
"Little greetings to Your Majesty, Your Majesty St. Ann!"
Under the leadership of the black-robed man at the front, everyone took off the hats on their heads, revealing their tough appearance below, and greeted Li Shimin in unison.
"Hahaha, free courtesy, free courtesy, free courtesy!" Li Shimin was very happy, he personally stepped forward to help Pang Xing at the front, and said: "This time, there is General Lao Pang!" ”
Li Shimin patted Pang Xing's shoulder, suddenly turned his head and said, "Sanshui, give wine!" ”
"No!"
Liu Sanshui, who was following closely behind Li Shimin, was already prepared and immediately recruited a team of little eunuchs.
Each little eunuch carried a small tray in his hand, and in the tray were silver wine jugs and wine cups, which contained the first batch of spirits made by Li Yuanba, which were extremely precious.
Li Shimin picked up a wine jug from the tray in the hands of the little eunuch and personally poured wine for the thirty soldiers of the Shenwu Guard.
"Rank ministers, everything you have done for my Tang Dynasty, I will keep it in mind, and when the warfleet returns from South and North America in the future, I will reward you for your meritorious deeds!"
Li Shimin poured a full bottle of wine for the last soldier, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, he also raised a wine cup, and said, "I drink with the ministers!" (To be continued.) )