"The last general, Liu Xi, meet the prince! The commander of my family is commanding the battle on the front line of the naval division, and he is not in the camp and cannot come, so I ask the prince to forgive me. ”

Well? Liu Xi? Is it him again?

Li Daozong's face was calm and said: "Vice General Liu, your family's commander is so big, can you invite this king to come?" ”

Liu Xi was puzzled: "The prince is angry, it is not the commander's prevarication, it is really a tight battle on the front line, and there is no rest for a moment." ”

Li Daozong snorted coldly: "Hmph, what kind of rebellion has happened in this Jingxiang land? Is it worth your painstaking attack? Not only is the entire Yangtze River blocked, but your Commander Xu will not rest for a moment? ”

"I think back then, this king accompanied the army to the north to conquer Jieli, a tense and tragic battle of hundreds of thousands of people, and you were not as busy as you to suppress bandits."

Liu Xi broke out in a cold sweat, wiped a handful of sweat, and his thoughts were full of thoughts.

Should I tell him or not? Or is it a pretense? After all, Li Daozong was just passing by, maybe he asked casually, putting on a show?

Ah...... Commander Xu, you have made me Liu Xipit, this prince's attitude is not obvious, it seems that there is no other reason, he just wants to put on a show, blame you for not coming to meet in person, you are good, send me to support others? Now I'm afraid it's even more difficult for people to leave.

After thinking about it, Liu Xi decided to avoid the important and say something light, Li Daozong is usually in Chang'an, and this time he stayed in Lingnan for a few months, so he definitely didn't know about Jingxiang's situation, "Alas, it's not a big deal." Isn't there a gang of rampant Dongting water bandits nearby, this group of people is the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty, relying on the ability to gather in the Dongting Courtyard on the water, there are a large number of people, but they are slippery. ”

"I rob the river almost every year, and from time to time I dare to provoke the prestige of our Jingxiang Water Division. We didn't want to make a big move, after all, Datang is recovering its vitality, and if we can, we won't fight. ”

"But they are becoming more and more arrogant, so my family is in charge of the court, and this time they are determined to suppress bandits and sweep away the cancer of Dongting in one fell swoop."

Dongting water bandits?

Li Daozong frowned, wasn't that the group of people who sent us across the river last time? Although he is a Dongting water bandit, he is a good friend with Changle. And I heard the champion Hou say that he intended to incorporate this army and form the Tang Navy in the future.

Li Jingheng next to him stood up and said anxiously: "Dongting water bandits, that's not ......"

Well?

Stretching out his hand to stop his son, Li Daozong opened his mouth and reprimanded: "Although there is a reason for the incident, you and others have blocked the river without authorization and forbade the people to cross the river, this matter is not allowed, and it will seriously affect the livelihood of the people." Immediately unblock the river. ”

This......

Liu Xi was embarrassed: "Lord Wang, the last general will not dare, the matter is big, the war is together, all the rivers must listen to the commander of Xu, and the last general will go back to ask for instructions." ”

Li Daozong was dissatisfied: "What? Aren't the king's commands easy to do? ”

Liu Xi bowed and saluted: "The prince is angry, the war is needed, we have reported to the court in advance......"

Li Daozong said sharply: "Use the imperial court to suppress this king? Okay, this king will write a book as soon as possible and ask Chang'an if there is such a thing. Suppressing a bandit can block the river in violation of the imperial court's decrees? It's ridiculous! ”

Liu Xidu was about to cry in fright, "The prince is angry, the last general, the last general, the last general will go back and ask the commander." ”

As soon as he took two steps, he suddenly remembered his intentions, and hurriedly turned around, "Lord Wang, please believe that Master Jingxiang, under the command of my family, no one dares to be disrespectful to the prince." Even if the battle ahead is tight, but I heard that you are passing through Jingxiang, and the commander of my family must resist the pressure and send a fleet of the last general to escort you across the river......"

Li Daozong's face nodded softly, "I have a heart." Go back and ask Commander Xu, it's better to open the river as soon as possible, the court will be held accountable if it drags on for a long time. This king is well-intentioned. ”

"Xie Wang Ye reminds." Liu Xi's heart was relieved, "By the way, the last general is here to ask, what other instructions does the prince have?" ”

Li Daozong shook his head and said, "No." How? What does Vice General Liu mean by this? ”

"Oh, it's nothing, just thinking, Lord Wang, you crossed the river north and went back to Chang'an, why did you suddenly settle down here, and I thought something was happening here. If the prince has something, he must tell the last general, on the ground in Jingxiang, we can run errands or something. Liu Xi is very good at talking, knocking on the side, and does not ask directly.

Li Daozong is old and refined, why don't you understand what the other party means?

He quietly patted Liu Xi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Vice General Liu has a heart." This king married his daughter to Lingnan, according to the rules, the daughter has to return to the province in three days, but Lingnan is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, which is not convenient. ”

"So the return to the province was postponed, and this is not the king who went first, and his daughter and son-in-law took care of some affairs, and then came. Arriving in Chang'an a day or two later than us is also a formality. ”

"I wanted to wait for them here, but I can send someone to ask, the river is blocked, no wonder I can't wait for them......"

Yes?

I see!

Liu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, no wonder King Jiangxia was so concerned about the blockade of the Yangtze River, it turned out that he was blocking someone's daughter from going home? Fortunately, fortunately, as long as it is not related to the Dongting water bandits.

"Hey! Isn't this the flood that washed the Dragon King Temple? Misunderstanding, big misunderstanding. No one expected that a temporary dispatch would mistake you, the prince, and the county lord. The last general's dereliction of duty, we will send a boat to cross the river, and we will definitely receive the county lord. ”

Li Daozong waved his hand and said, "It's okay." The private affairs of the family can be delayed for a few days, but the affairs of the people are official affairs, and they should not be neglected. Vice General Liu, you should go and ask Commander Xu for instructions, it is best to open the river as soon as possible. ”

"As for the little girl and his wife, the road to Lingnan is difficult to travel here, and maybe they haven't reached the south bank yet, so don't worry, you won't have to wait a few days."

Liu Xi apologized again and again, saying that he would help if he said anything. Therefore, he personally returned to the camp to ask for instructions, and at the same time arranged for a team of men and horses to cross the river, stationed on the south bank and waited, and always welcomed the Jiangxia Wang County Lord to cross the river.

After sending Liu Xi away, Li Daozong's face sank.

Li Jingheng hurriedly surrounded him, "Father, there is something strange about this, the imperial court came down to exterminate the Dongting water bandits, and they also want to block the river for a month?" It is impossible for such a big thing to go without news. And about the Dongting water bandits, Hou Ye said in Lingnan, saying that they are willful and heroic, not bad people. Why did you suddenly come to the court to suppress bandits? ”

Li Daozong nodded: "How can I not know that there is something wrong?" That's why I used a pretense to perfunctory him under the banner of your sister. ”

"Obviously, they are afraid that our 3,000 garrisons will spoil their affairs, and Liu Xi is here to find out the truth. Since they are afraid that we will know, it means that what they are doing is not visible, hehe, it is difficult to distinguish between the truth and the falsehood of the bandits, but Jing Xiangshui dared to cut off the livelihood of the people for a month, which is already a great crime. ”

"I shook Liu Xi away, and while they didn't suspect in the last few days, we need to quickly find out what happened. By the way, leave and send someone to contact Hou Ye, the matter in the Jingxiang area involves the Dongting water bandits, which are Hou Ye's scheduled subordinates, and Hou Ye must be interested. ”

……

Half a day later, a person came into Li Daozong's camp, it was Li Junxian, who had crossed the river with difficulty bypassing Jingxiang and chased him. As soon as the two sides met, the truth was almost revealed. I'm afraid that what Hou Ye expected was not bad, and it was very likely that Jingxiang Shui Shi would turn back. It's a pity that the imperial court can't be contacted now, otherwise, it will soon be able to verify whether it is the bandit ordered by the imperial court.