In the dark night, Li Shimin stood there quietly, looking at the Bird Mouse Valley in the distance, his face was calm, as if it was a stone statue, behind him was the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, these soldiers also stood silently behind Li Shimin, protecting their commander, behind the fence of the camp, there were swords and guns, ready to deal with the attacking Li Tang army.

In the distance, the drums on the upper floor of the Bird Mouse Valley City shook the sky, but there was no sign of anyone leaving the customs, only the sound of shouting out of thin air, and there was nothing unusual. A smile appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth.

"This Li Jing is really extraordinary, this king doesn't believe it, he didn't see the abnormality in the camp, but he didn't attack, this person is cautious, no wonder he can get to the point where he is today, I am afraid it is very difficult to calculate this person." Li Shimin waited for a while, until it was about to be the sky, and he didn't see Li Jing's attack on the city wall, and he sighed.

"Your Highness, the army has already retreated, just waiting for Your Highness." The eldest grandson Wuyi beside him walked over and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you want to set the camp on fire to resist Li Jing's attack?" ”

Li Shimin had some intentions, and finally thought about it, and said: "Then start to light the fire from the back camp and let Li Jing and them come to the rescue!" I believe that Li Jing will not attack at this time, just waiting to receive our grain and grass, as for how much he can save, it depends on his own skills. ”

"Yes." After hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuyi nodded, and then ordered the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry to escort Li Shimin to become the last group of people to withdraw from the camp, and soon after he left, the eldest grandson Wuyi ordered people to set fire to the camp.

Li Jing on the city wall saw a fire burning in the distance, and immediately knew that Li Shimin had withdrawn, so he hurriedly ordered people to put out the fire, and there were as many supplies as they could grab.

The fire burned until the morning, and the place where Li Shimin was originally stationed had become a scorched earth. Li Jing grabbed some supplies, but because Li Shimin started the fire from the back camp, a lot of them were still burned.

"Li Shimin was a step higher, not only did he know that I was coming, but he also made a ruthless effort to burn down the camp to block the pursuit of our army." Li Jing stood on the ruins. said with a smile: "However, this also shows that Li Shimin is afraid in his heart, otherwise, he will withdraw from the army with great fanfare." He can't afford to lose now, especially in recent times. ”

"General, can we pursue?" Su Dingfang said with some unwillingness.

"No, Li Shimin is well-planned, he must withdraw his troops in batches, and retreat alternately. There must be an ambush ahead, and if we pursue, we will be deceived. Li Jing shook his head and said.

"General, there is Hou Junji leading the army back fifty miles ahead." At this time, spies came to report.

Su Dingfang sighed in his heart when he heard this, fortunately there was no attack, and a Hou Junji could expose Li Shimin's retreat ideas, in addition to Hou Junji, there must be other troops ambushed on one side.

"Remember Li Shimin. This person is a soldier, and he will fight against him in the future. They all have to be cautious, this person is the only one who wins with righteousness. Li Jing told the left and right: "Fortunately, this person did not grasp the general trend, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with." His Majesty is far-sighted and has been trying his best to calculate Li Shimin, which still makes sense. ”

"It's a pity that Li Zhao's internal struggle is fierce. Li Shimin can only be locked in the small land of Taiyuan like a trapped dragon. Su Dingfang also said.

"The matter of Hedong has been resolved, and the party will be able to guard Hedong. Li Shimin will certainly not raise troops to the south in the short term. Li Yuan sighed and said, "Although Your Majesty has escaped, it will be in a short period of time. will not return to Chang'an, he will still inspect Jiangnan, and the old man will sit in Chang'an. ”

"Yes, the last general will see if he can enter the mountain and chase You Junda, hehe, in Taihang Mountain, I'm afraid there is no one more familiar than those in the Red Turban Army." Su Dingfang also said with a smile.

"That's very good." Li Jing did not stop it.

Li Xin has never been to Jiankang, if he said that there was, it was also in later generations, but at that time it was called Nanjing. When his ship arrived at Jiankang, he found out how prosperous Jiankang was at this moment, a place where His Majesty Chang'an and Luoyang were not as prosperous as possible.

"Your Majesty, this Jiankang is no less prosperous than two capitals! The minister used to be in the document of the Ministry of Households, which said that Jiankang villain led more traders, and the gentleman was owned by the official, and the market was listed in the city, and it was in Erjing. At the beginning, the minister thought it was an exaggeration, but today it seems that this is really the case. Chu Suiliang said with some surprise on the side.

"That's natural, Jiankang has a royal spirit, it can be said that the ancient capital of several dynasties, after the death of Chen Shubao, Emperor Wu once rebuilt Jiankang." Li Xin looked at the officials on the dock, nodded, and said: "Although the prosperity of Jiangnan is not as good as that of Guanzhong, Jiankang is extraordinary. Look at those officials, which one is not ruddy, the climate in Jiangnan is also nourishing, Wu Nong's soft-spoken people are haggard, and the officials in Jiangnan are also the most likely to be corroded! ”

Chu Suiliang looked over and nodded. Soon thought of something, and said: "Your Majesty has not shown up for many days, I am afraid that the DPRK and China have fallen out in the sky." ”

"No, with Elder Pei Ge and the Great General here, the sky won't fall." Li Xin shook his head and said.

At this time, the ship approached the dock, and saw an official in a red robe standing in front, but it was an acquaintance of Li Xin, who was the champion of the dynasty, Sun Fujia, among the champions of the past dynasties, only this Sun Fujia, who had just become the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was suddenly transferred to Jiankang and was the prefect of Jiankang, which was of course because he was the champion of the imperial examination, but more importantly, he used to be an official, and later participated in the imperial examination, plus he knew Li Xin, so he climbed so fast.

"Ministers, see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

There was a cheer on the wharf, some time ago, rumors about Li Xin were spreading, not to mention Guanzhong, even Jiangnan was also boiling, and the dark tide was surging, after all, Jiangnan had only been attached to the Tang Dynasty not long ago, and Sun Fujia, as the prefect of Jiankang, was also worried, and Li Xin's ship had just entered the mouth of the Yangtze River, and he ordered people to publicize the war in Shandong, which made the world calm down.

"Sun Qing, get up! Get up! Li Xin said with a smile: "I didn't expect me to inspect Jiangnan in such a way, even I didn't think about it!" ”

"The people of Jiangnan have been eager to see Tianyan for a long time, and it is a blessing for Jiangnan to visit your majesty today." Sun Fujia hurriedly said, and the officials next to him also nodded, some of these people were inevitably uneasy when they saw Li Xin for the first time, but now that they saw Li Xin and Yan Yuese, they also let go a lot.

"Hehe, if that's the case, then I'll be much more relieved." Li Xin nodded, looked around, and saw that there were even many merchant ships in the distance, which were parked in the distance, and immediately said, "Let's go!" Don't stay here, as soon as I come, I will definitely harass the people. ”

"Yes." Sun Fujia glanced at the distance, and saw that there were many merchant ships parked in the distance, ready to enter the port, and knew that Li Xin did not want to harass the people, and did not dare to slack off, so he quickly led everyone to escort Li Xin into Jiankang City.

When he entered the health city, Li Xin found that the construction of Jiankang City was scattered, and there were many buyers and sellers on the street, which can be seen that Guanzhong is centered on Chang'an, and Luoyang is centered on Kanto, but in Jiangnan, it is centered on Jiankang, and here, many things in Datang can be found.

"Your Majesty, this area is Huaishui, also known as Longzangpu, surrounded by workshops and commercial shops, where you can even create a variety of items such as Bailian knife and ribbed brocade, which are sold both inside and outside. There are large markets with department stores, as well as small markets for yarn, grain, salt, flowers, grass, cattle and horses. Tens of thousands of merchant ships were often berthed at the docks. Sun Fujia said proudly.

"Huaishui?" Li Xin rode a war horse, looked at the river next to the street, and suddenly laughed, isn't this the Qinhuai River? When I was in Nanjing, I would definitely visit the place, and then I raised my whip and pointed to the river and said: "In the future, this place will not be called Huaishui, but Qinhuai River." Ten miles of Qinhuai River! ”

"Qinhuai River?" When Chu Suiliang heard this, he immediately nodded and exclaimed: "Lord Sun, this place will be called Qinhuai River in the future, tsk, this place is very lively, and I am afraid that it will be the favorite place for literati and artists to come in the future." "Chu Suiliang has also visited Fengyue places in Chang'an City, and he can see at a glance that this place in front of him is very suitable for Fengyue places.

Li Xin nodded, Qin Huaihe became famous all over the world later, didn't it rely on literati and ink writers? The land of gold powder in the Six Dynasties is not for fun, is this place the famous gold cave in later generations?

Li Xin didn't pay attention to the Qinhuai River for a long time, he knew that he still had to sit in Jiankang for a while, and it would not be long before Jiangnan was attached, he wanted to appease the Jiangnan family here and inspect the land of Jiangnan.

Jiangnan is a strange place, where commerce is developed, and more importantly, it is very suitable for farming, whether it is the development of agriculture or the development of commerce, which are all questions worthy of Li Xin's consideration. Persuading agriculture and mulberry is something that must be solved by local management, but the economic profits brought by commerce have prompted a large number of people to invest their money in commerce, planting mulberry trees on cultivated land, and even a large number of laborers have been invested in commerce, making the Tang Dynasty short of food, which will affect the operation of the entire empire.

"What about Shandong? Any news? When Li Xin came to the mansion, he couldn't wait to ask.

"According to the news, Li Yuan has fallen ill, and Li Jiancheng has been recruited to reply to the letter, and Li Yuanji has been allowed to sit in Shandong, and Cui Min has been the long history." Shen Qianqiu hurriedly said.

"Oh! That's good news! I didn't expect to get such good news just after I came to Jiangnan. Li Yuanji is in Shandong, this person is brutal and ferocious, the land of Shandong has just returned to Li Yuan's hands, according to reason, an old and capable person should be sent to govern, Cui Mingan is from a family, and he will definitely attach importance to the Shandong family, plus Li Yuanji is so troublesome, tsk, I am afraid that Shandong will soon be in chaos. After hearing this, Li Xin's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but say. (To be continued.) )