In the city of Chang'an, the emperor has already begun to arrange spring ploughing matters, no matter in which dynasty or generation, agriculture is the first thing, the emperor presided over the spring ploughing ceremony, and took the lead in doing a good job in farming. Although it is a show, it is also emphasizing the importance of farming to the world.

"Your Majesty, Master Hou has sent a letter. It was sent back with a letter from home. The chamberlain Lao Gao walked into the small study with a letter.

Li Er stopped reading the recital, and snorted coldly with a somewhat dissatisfied face: "Didn't you hide out and try to be clean?" Do you know a letter? Remember that Chang'an is home? ”

The mouth was full of dissatisfaction, but the action of reaching out to receive the letter was very fast, and it was obvious that he was concerned in his heart.

The waiter Lao Gao smiled secretly in his heart, but he didn't break it, and waited quietly on the side.

Li Er quickly read the letter, his face fell, he slapped the letter on the table, and said angrily: "They are so bold!" Go, pass on the auxiliary machine, Xuan Ling, Xuan Cheng. ”

Soon, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng rushed to the small study.

Li Er passed the letter to the three of them, and the faces of the three were different, I don't know why His Majesty was angry?

The eldest grandson Wuji motioned to Wei Zheng, that's your son-in-law, you come to speak.

Wei Zheng pretended not to see it with a dark face, and said in his heart, How do I know if Your Majesty is blaming that kid or doing things under the blame?

So, Fang Xuanling could only speak, "Your Majesty, Lord Hou's letter will not lie, we should send someone to investigate it in detail." If there are indeed people in the land of Xiangyang who dare to raise their own respect, the imperial court must not tolerate it! ”

Li Er nodded: "I came to you for this purpose. ”

Call......

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't blame Hou Ye for making decisions on his own.

There are two things said in the letter, one is that Xiangyang is strange, and Jing Xiangshui is suspected of raising his own respect; The other thing is to recommend a group of Dongting water bandits, who can recruit An into the court in the future and form the Northern Water Division of the Tang Dynasty.

The first thing is that the imperial court must investigate in detail. As for the second one, if the emperor is happy, it will give Xiao Rui a credit, and it can be regarded as his selection of talents for the country. If you are not happy, it can be said at any time that Xiao Rui befriended bandits and made decisions privately, and the crime was not light.

"Xuancheng, it's a big matter, you can go for it yourself. Grant you the right to make decisions on the spot. ”

Wei Zheng bowed down and promised.

"Then there's the matter of Xiao Rui going to form the Northern Sailor of the Tang Dynasty, what do you think?" The Emperor asked.

Fang Xuanling said: "Hou Ye is known for knowing people, and the people he recommends are capable of it. ”

Li Er waved his hand and said, "I'm not asking about candidates, but about the planning of the water division." The imperial court has just quelled the war for a few years, and there is no plan to use troops for the time being, why did this kid suddenly mention the water division? And did you notice? Northern Marine? That means that he wants to form not only this one, but also a Southern Water Division? ”

Yes, it seems that Hou Ye has a lot of plans this time. The three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw each other's surprise, and sighed at Xiao Rui's generosity.

Li Er's dissatisfaction is not that Xiao Rui is in charge of his own decisions, but that this kid will make a statement, can't he write out your suggestions and plans? Finally got a letter, just two pages? Do I need you to pay for it?

The eldest grandson Wuji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it will be a matter of time before the formation of the Tang Water Division. With the prosperity of our Datang, coastal defense is also quite important. My Datang starts from Youzhou in the north, Jiaozhou and Hangzhou in the east, and Lingnan in the south, with a coastline of thousands of miles. ”

"The naval divisions of the north and south mentioned by Hou Ye are probably to form the coastal defense of the Tang Dynasty, and they are definitely not the naval divisions of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River."

"I think that before the Sui Dynasty was prosperous, the sailors were also invincible, and when the three expeditions to Goguryeo, half of the army was fighting across the sea. If there is such a strong sailor, then the three countries of the peninsula, the Japanese kingdom, and the overseas countries will all be under the front of my Tang Dynasty, and then there will be no one to be defeated in the four seas and eight wildernesses. ”

The emperor Li Erhao who said something was suddenly in love, isn't this exactly what he thinks?

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to get out of control, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water and said weakly: "However, Datang doesn't have so much money!" Not to mention the formation of two water divisions, even one is not enough. The existing boats are all walking in the Yangtze River, and if they are placed in the sea, they are small sampans. To form a sea crosser, every big ship has to be built from scratch, and it costs a lot of ......"

This......

The eldest grandson, Wuji, was silent. Emperor Li Er's excitement was also extinguished.

There was a moment of silence, and it all turned into a long sigh.

At this time, Wei Zheng spoke, "Why don't you write back and ask Zang Feng?" Since he has proposed to form a sailor, he will definitely not let it go, and he must also know that the treasury is empty. ”

Li Er nodded and said, "It's okay." Reply to him and tell him that he should come back as soon as he finishes his work, and the state affairs are heavy, so is it when he is lazy? ”

Wei Zheng groaned: "Your Majesty, the Dongting Water Bandit? ”

"Talents are rare, Xiao Rui is still accurate in looking at people. Investigate carefully, if the Dongting water bandits are willing to submit and have no excessive bad deeds, they can consider recruiting for use. Li Er gave instructions, the premise is loyalty first, followed by investigation, if there is no harm to the people, just create too many injustices. It means that it is a trivial matter for water bandits to rob or something, and it is not okay if they kill people and set fires or the like.

Wei Zheng had just left a few days ago, and there was an urgent report from the south for 800 miles, Tanzhou City mutinied, and nearly seventy percent of the upper-level officials such as the county guard and the lieutenant died, and the local bandits in Tanzhou were the perpetrators. For a while, this matter shocked the government and the opposition, and the entire Chang'an was discussing this matter.

The emperor was furious after reading the recital, and ordered on the spot to transfer 10,000 troops from Luoyang south to Tanzhou to quell the rebellion, and the new general of Zuo Wuwei, Su Lie, led the troops.

But within two days, the chamberlain Lao Gao found something different, and at the same time, Xiao Rui's letter also arrived in Chang'an.

"It's him again! How can this kid not stop everywhere he goes? What's going on this time? ”

"Your Majesty, Tanzhou, Tanzhou over there, ......"

"What? What happened in Tanzhou was Xiao Rui? Li Er exclaimed.

Lao Gao smiled bitterly and didn't dare to answer, so he silently handed over the letter.

Li Er took it dissatisfied, and after a while, he slapped the table angrily again!

How can that be? Outrageous? I think my Datang is prosperous and strong, and in the past two years, there has been more and more like singing and dancing, but I didn't expect there to be such damn people. What is Goshidai eating? ”

Lao Gao admonished Du Ai: "Your Majesty is angry, Tanzhou is in the south, and the imperial court has been busy fighting against the north all these years, and it is not easy to settle down, and it has not yet freed up its hands to rectify the rule of officials, so it is normal to have some negligence." ”

"Hou Ye is low-key and simple when he goes south this time, and he may also have the intention of understanding the people's feelings. Secret guard intelligence, Hou Ye obtained a lot of treasures from the bandits, not to mention 200,000 taels, all of which were transported to the south by Hou Ye. ”

"It must be that he has the intention of winning over Lingnan. If Hou Ye can really pull Lingnan for the imperial court and promote the unity of the north and the south, then the matter of Tanzhou will not happen again. ”

Li Er's face softened, and he also knew that the Tang Imperial Court's control over the local area was very limited, and the place where the troops could reach within a day was his core area. The place where the troops can reach in January is the ruling area of the Tang Dynasty. In places that can only be reached for more than a month, the imperial court is basically led by remote leaders, and there are many local emperors who listen to the tune and do not listen to the announcement, and the imperial court has no choice. Lingnan is such a place.

As for Tanzhou? It is located at the junction of the imperial court and Lingnan, and it belongs to a place where both sides don't care, so it will rot to the roots, otherwise Xiao Rui would not have cleaned it so ruthlessly.

"Two hundred thousand taels...... He's generous! Take so much money to labor the army, don't suffer from widowhood and unevenness, see how he will explain to other generals when he comes back to Chang'an? ”