At dusk, under the west gate of Taozhou, the people were returning home.

Above the city gate, three people stood side by side, watching all this calmly.

Li Xuan stood in the center, Lu Yuanfang stood on his left side, Di Renjie stood on the right side, and the three of them looked at Xicheng, but they were actually looking at the entire Taozhou.

"There are only a few days of tranquility, and in five days, Hangzhou Wei will escort a large number of grain, grass and ordnance to Taozhou, and then transport them from Taozhou to Hezhou, and finally from Hezhou to the front line in Kuozhou." Li Xuan looked sideways at Lu Yuanfang and said seriously: "Uncle Shi, after the war, everything in Taozhou will be settled. ”

Lu Yuan nodded solemnly, glanced sideways at the city gate guards on the side, and then said: "The matter of Taozhou is not difficult, although Zhang Yungong is the assassin of Taozhou, but the governor of Taozhou Shi and Sima are not all the way to him, and the other Cao soldiers are not deeply related to him, and it is not difficult to deal with state affairs." ”

Speaking of which, Zhang Yungong is really unlucky, his layout in Taozhou is actually very good, Ku Cao joined the army Yang Jin is his future in-law, the captain of the city gate is his brother-in-law, he controls Bing Cao and Hu Cao himself, although the other Changshi and Sima are not his people, but they are powerless to shake his control.

But after Li Xuan came to Taozhou, as the deputy marshal of the Taohe Road march and the deputy head of the march, he directly seized the control of Taozhou soldiers Cao and Hu Cao, and then Yang Jin turned against him, and the remaining Gong Cao, Shi Cao and Fa Cao all turned their faces with him, and the situation was completely out of control.

Step by step, the forces around him were deprived layer by layer, and in the end only six hundred hidden cavalry remained, but in the end it did not come in handy at all.

……

"In today's Taozhou, what is really tricky is how to deal with the logistics and the balance between the people's abundant autumn harvest." Lu Yuanfang is now inspecting the history of Taozhou Thorns, of course, he must look at the overall situation from the perspective of a state Thorn History.

Although he has the heavy responsibility of transporting Taozhou, he understands the importance of governing the local area.

"How do you do both?" Li Xuan pressed his hand on the city wall, felt the warmth of the city wall, then looked sideways in the direction of the marshal's mansion, and said with a demonstrative gaze: "There, isn't there the key to solving the problem?" ”

"The King?" Lu Yuanfang was slightly stunned, glanced at Li Xuan in surprise, and then said: "The virtuous nephew means that the king is usually involved in the affairs of Taozhou, especially the affairs of the people in the fields. ”

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Your Majesty once ordered the King of England to write a recital every three days to return to Chang'an, telling in detail about what he has experienced every day, as well as his self-perception, if he can seize this opportunity to make His Majesty pay more attention to Taozhou, then at that time, even if it is a tax reduction, it will be good." ”

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Lu Yuanfang's eyes couldn't help moving, but then he didn't know what he thought, and his face suddenly became solemn.

"The prince is really well-intentioned." Di Renjie suddenly spoke.

Li Xuan fell silent, as if he had been hit by Di Renjie's words.

A moment later, the sunset sank into the ground, and Lu Yuanfang suddenly spoke: "Virtuous nephew, I am still a subordinate official of the East Palace. ”

"The matter of the saint is in worship and Rong, but now it is about the people and taxes, His Royal Highness is now serving as the pastor of Luozhou, and it is indispensable to govern the people of Luozhou in the future, and it is not a bad thing to understand a little about the people's suffering in advance." Li Xuan took out the matter in a few simple sentences.

"But the foundation of worship and Rong is the people, and it is the taxation." Lu Yuanfang's tone was very light, and his gaze was very solemn.

Li Xuan smiled faintly and said: "Uncle Shi thinks too much, His Royal Highness the King of England has a stubborn temperament, the Tubo cavalry came to attack earlier, and he can still be restrained in the mansion for his personal safety, but now that the danger is far away, he may not be able to endure his temperament, find something for him to do, let him stay with Uncle Shi more, for him, it is also a kind of protection, after all, at this time, there is still an undercurrent." ”

"Is the prince talking about the people in the Demon Sect?" Di Renjie immediately said the subconscious meaning of Li Xuan's words.

"Not bad." Li Xuan turned to look at Di Renjie, and then said seriously: "In this war, the guards of the British King's Mansion have never left the side of the British King, and they are guarding against those people in the Demon Sect, but in the end, those people in the Demon Sect still did not appear, which is quite strange. ”

"But the prince has found the reason?"

"No, it's just speculation, maybe the Tubo people don't trust the people of the Demon Sect so much, so this battle excludes the people in the Demon Sect, and the people of the Demon Sect may also choose to stand by because of this, and in the end, the Brunzan Blade was defeated, so Tubo had to rely on the people of the Demon Sect." Li Xuan sighed lightly, shook his head, and said: "Soldiers, treacherous ways, army battles, intelligence news, and spies are all indispensable. ”

"So the Demon Cult is still going to attack the British King?" Di Renjie's brows furrowed tightly.

Lu Yuanfang glanced sideways at Di Renjie, shook his head helplessly, and then looked at Li Xuan: "Then how should the prince explain?" ”

Li Xuan smiled, and then said: "Uncle Shi inspects the prince to wash the horse, and the little nephew inspects the prince to praise the good doctor, since he should persuade the prince, what the king did in Taozhou, Uncle Shi sent a piece of music to the East Palace on the third day, I just hope that the prince can read more." ”

"There are too many people around the prince." Lu Yuanfang sighed lightly, and finally shook his head.

The emperor appointed Lu Yuanfang to inspect the prince to wash the horses, and Lu Yuanfang also visited Li Xian more than once to teach and advise, but Li Xian was too deeply influenced by others.

Regardless of Li Xuan or Lu Yuanfang's persuasion to him, when he was in person, Li Xian was very persuasive, but when he turned around and put it into practice, it was another matter.

Now, Li Xuan wants to stimulate Li Xian through Li Xian, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to work.

……

"This time the crown princess is pregnant, I heard that it is all the credit of the prince." Lu Yuanfang turned sideways, faced the cold wind at the head of the city, looked at Li Xuan with a smile, and said, "I'm afraid the prince will have to do more in the future." ”

"Alas!" Li Xuan hurriedly waved his hand, with a wry smile on his face, he didn't expect that just one time, the crown princess Fang was pregnant.

Before, when the holy decree came, Qianniuwei, who delivered the decree, came and went in a hurry, and it was not until later that they met Lu Yuanfang and Di Renjie that they talked about it.

Now that Lu Yuanfang suddenly mentioned the matter of the crown princess, it was somewhat of a matter of changing the topic, although Li Xuan was helpless on his face, he still said solemnly: "As a son, a husband, and a father, I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can make more progress and be more tactful this time, which also makes people more at ease." ”

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Lu Yuanfang and Di Renjie fell silent at the same time.

There are some things that Li Xuan can say, but Lu Yuanfang and Di Renjie can't say it.

Nowadays, the two biggest undercurrents in the DPRK and China are the struggle for the rights of the Empress Wu and the crown prince.

There are too many people around Li Xian, and there are too many old families who bet on him, so that he can't help himself many times.

When doing things, Li Xian was too rampage, and he collided with Empress Wu several times.

But fortunately, the emperor has a balance, there is a conflict, but it has not intensified too much, but that trend is uncontrollable.

If nothing else, a few years later, Li Xian will be deposed, and then Li Xian will come to power, and then Empress Wu will abolish Li Xian, Li Dan will come to power, and Empress Wu will be proclaimed emperor.

What Li Xuan has been doing is one thing, pushing everything back.

Even if Li Xian is deposed, he must be pushed until Li Xian grows up enough, so that he will not be at a loss after he ascends the throne.

As long as Li Xian is not deposed within a month of coming to power, then everything after that can be slowly turned.

At that time, even if Li Xian is abolished again and Li Dan comes to power, it will not be so easy to abolish the military queen.

At that time, the one who should use extreme measures is the queen of martial arts, and if there is a slight mistake, the world will be opposed.

This is Li Xuan's calculation for the next ten years, and he believes that the emperor must also see it clearly.

However, what the emperor saw clearly was only half of the front.

The future will not be as good as it should be.

……

The morning light is ten thousand roads, above the Tao River, sparkling.

Flags are displayed, and long lances are lined up.

Li Xuan sat on a horse under the West City Gate, arched his hand to Li Xian, and said: "His Royal Highness is in Taozhou, although it is safe, but on weekdays, it is better to disturb the place as little as possible. ”

Li Xian nodded seriously, and then said: "Uncle Wang is hardworking, San Lang will take care of it, and obey the order." However, everything in Hezhou is difficult, and Uncle Wang is careful. ”

"Your Highness be careful, the ministers will leave the way back to Your Highness." Li Xuan smiled, then turned to look at Lu Yuanfang and Di Renjie, and arched his hand: "Uncle Shi, Brother Huaiying, see you again in the future." ”

"Take care, prince." Lu Yuanfang and Di Renjie gave up to Li Xuan at the same time.

"Take care!" Li Xuan nodded, then turned the horse, then waved his hand and shouted: "Go!" ”

1,600 cavalry began to slowly pass the Tao River Bridge, towards the west bank, and then marched north, crossed the Rouge River, and marched to Hezhou.

Hezhou is in the west of Taozhou, and it is the real logistics base of Taohe River to conquer Tibet.

The other states of Kuozhou further west and Diezhou in the southwest are already bordering Tibet, and there will be wars at any time.

Li Jinxing set off to Kuozhou in front, and after Heizhi Changzhi entered Diezhou in the west, Li Xuan was responsible for transporting grain, grass and ordnance supplies to them.

But the transportation and supply of grain, grass and ordnance has never been an easy task, and Guo Zhifeng is a very conspicuous example.

Li Xuan's trip, in addition to being careful of the destruction of the Tubo cavalry and traitors, he must also be careful of people who have a heart to spy on the secrets of the army, and Li Xuan will not be idle even if he is in the rear.

In the middle of the Rouge River, as soon as the cliff crossed, people were already in Hezhou.

I don't know why, Li Xuan has a feeling of sand wind blowing on his face, obviously surrounded by sparkling, a clear rouge river, and the mountains and forests on both sides are even more verdant.

Before Li Xuan could think clearly, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind the army.

Li Xuan subconsciously looked back and saw that three fast horses were chasing from behind, led by Di Renjie, who was dressed in black official clothes.

Li Xuan was a little surprised, but he still waved his hand, and the army immediately made way of a passage, and Di Renjie soon came to Li Xuan.

"Phew!" Stopping the horses, Di Renjie immediately said to Li Xuan: "Lord Wang! ”

Li Xuan bowed his hand in return: "Brother Huaiying is here, but there is something else to do?" ”

"There are two people who should have been in the Taozhou State Prison, but now they are missing?" Di Renjie looked at Li Xuan with blazing eyes.

"It's Chen Xia and Zhang Qiniang." Li Xuanmeng slapped his forehead, remembered and said: "Originally, this matter should have been explained clearly to Brother Huaiying, but because of the complexity of all things, it was delayed. ”

"Lord Wang, please speak!" Di Renjie's expression was solemn.

Li Xuan smiled a little helplessly, then took out a copy of this chapter from his arms and handed it over, saying: "This is a copy of Zhang Qiniang's confession, which has been sent to Chang'an, and His Majesty and Duan Gong of Dali Temple have a copy. ”

"Whoa!" Di Renjie's expression became solemn, and after taking it, he looked at the book seriously, and his face gradually became solemn.

(End of chapter)