Quanting County's boat ride to Lingnan was quite peaceful.

Although some suspicious people saw that Zhao Yao's fleet was mighty and moved their minds that they should not move, they saw that these ships were all official ships, and the ships were full of guards. Although these guards did not wear official uniforms, the swords at their waists were not decorations.

Robbing an official ship is not so easy. If they are caught, they will be severely punished, and this punishment is not something that ordinary people can hold.

At this time, Zhao Yao and He Lianfang sat on the deck, chatting and fishing.

I have been at sea for the past few days, and it was fresh at first, but after three days, I felt tired. Besides, there is really nothing to see on the sea except the sea, which is the sea.

If it weren't for staying on the boat and panicking, Zhao Yao would have been too lazy to look at the vast sea. To be honest, I have seen too much, and I don't think the sea is any good.

Fishing is a rare recreation at sea, just right to pass the time.

The sound of a bang, someone came to the deck, and it was a joy. He took the letter he had just received and handed it to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao saw that it was Wen Daoji's letter, hurriedly put down the fishing rod in his hand, took the letter and hurriedly opened it.

He Lianfang noticed that when Zhao Yao read the letter, his expression became more and more solemn, and he hurriedly asked with concern, "What happened?" ”

After reading the letter, Zhao Yao handed it to He Lianfang to read, and said with a somewhat ugly face: "Mr. Wen has been inspecting cities and towns all over Lingnan for a long time, and then found that the price of salt in Lingnan states has increased again. The officials on the Lingnan side colluded with the Tusi and colluded with salt merchants in other places to smuggle salt from the Great Zhou Dynasty and sell it to Annam, Siam, Luzon and other countries. ”

He Lianfang carefully looked at the letter written by Wen Daoji. In the letter, Wen Daoji wrote in great detail about the situation of salt in the Lingnan states.

"What makes me most angry is that those officials let the people of Lingnan eat bitter sea salt and sell the good salt to Luzon and other countries." A few years ago, when he was in Jinling, Zhao Yao deeply understood the greed and ruthlessness of salt merchants. "The price of good salt in Lingnan has been raised very high, and the people cannot afford to eat good salt, so they can only eat cheap and unpalatable sea salt."

He Lianfang said with a cold face: "They are so bold. ”

Zhao Yao sneered: "I'll just say that in the wild land of Lingnan, there are not many officials there, where did they get the money, but I didn't expect it to be exchanged for smuggling." Not only did they smuggle salt, but they also smuggled things like tea, porcelain, cloth, and medicinal herbs. ”

"They colluded with the merchants of the interior?" The word inland was coined by Zhao Yao. The geographical location of Lingnan is too remote compared to the Central Plains.

"I originally thought they were just colluding with the Lingnan toast and overseas merchants, but I didn't expect them to collude with the inland merchants." Zhao Yao felt that he still didn't know much about the situation of officials in Lingnan, "I was thinking about why these officials who were sent to Lingnan to be officials didn't actively ask for connections to be transferred back to the mainland, because they didn't want to go back to the mainland." As officials in Lingnan, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, they are the local soil emperors, they can do whatever they want, and cover the sky with one hand. They colluded with foreign merchants or officials for smuggling, and secretly worked with inland merchants to make a lot of money, and lived an arrogant and lascivious life in Lingnan, and of course they did not want to return to the interior to take up posts. ”

He Lianfang also underestimated the officials in Lingnan, "These officials always have a way to embezzle and take bribes, and they can think of various ways to make money as far away as Lingnan, which is really powerful." ”

"Of course it's amazing, I estimate that those officials in the capital, or the families, are not as rich as these officials in Lingnan." Zhao Yao thought that when he asked his second uncle to go to Lingnan to do business, he was not blackmailed by local officials, nor was he blackmailed by the people of Tusi, he thought that they would not dare, but now it seems that he was stupid. "Now that I think about it, the second uncle went to Lingnan to do business and was not blackmailed, it is very likely that those people don't look down on the little money they make, and they just don't want to startle the snake."

He Lianfang felt that Zhao Yao's words were very reasonable, "It seems that they are still very far-sighted and don't care about your second uncle's little money." I don't want to lose the big money I smuggled for the sake of that small money. ”

"These people are smart and very visionary." Zhao Yao frowned and said with a calm face, "When I get to Lingnan, they will find a way to deal with me." ”

"You, the king of Han, suddenly landed in Lingnan and became the most powerful person in Lingnan, they definitely don't want you to go." He Lianfang analyzed, "They will send someone to assassinate you on your way to Lingnan. If it doesn't work, when you get to Lingnan, send someone to get rid of you again. ”

"They should find out that I, the tenth prince, are not favored, and think that if they kill me, my father will not react." Zhao Yao looked at the sea in the distance, "In a few days, they will send someone to assassinate me, and they will also disguise themselves as pirates." ”

He Lianfang asked, "These officials, what are you going to do?" ”

"Investigate their crimes first, if they are all involved in smuggling and have done other hurtful things, I will naturally not let any of them go." Zhao Yao said with a cold face that was still a little green, "If the law doesn't blame the public, it won't work in me." Lingnan is my fiefdom, my country, I am the real master of Lingnan, these people do things that endanger Lingnan, of course I will not let any of them go. ”

Seeing that Zhao Yao was like an unsheathed sword, and his whole body exuded a cold Ruili killing aura, He Lianfang felt a little chill in his heart.

After leaving the capital, Zhao Yao no longer disguised himself, revealing his original truest face.

"When I get to Lingnan, it looks like I'm going to kill." First they had to deal with the officials in various parts of Lingnan, and then they had to deal with the Tusi and people of various tribes. There are quite a few people on both sides, but they still have to be killed. If they don't kill it, they still think that he, the king of Han, is a soft persimmon. "Alas, Lingnan is really too big."

He Lianfang glanced at Zhao Yao, "You still dislike Lingnan too much?" ”

"Second uncle, don't you think Lingnan is too big?"

"The towns in Lingnan are very small, and the places where people can really live are also very small.

After Zhao Yao heard this, he smiled and said, "It's true." ”

He Lianfang said with a deep meaning: "Lingnan University can raise 100,000 private soldiers. ”

Speaking of private soldiers, Zhao Yao remembered the Zhennan Camp guarding in southern Xinjiang, that is, the Lingnan Battalion.

"When I was leaving, my father gave me the tiger talisman of the Lingnan battalion, and the entire Lingnan battalion was at my disposal, and I now have 200,000 troops in my hands. Second uncle, forget about raising 100,000 private soldiers. "Now that we have the Lingnan battalion, there is no need to raise 100,000 private soldiers. Although he did not have the money to raise 100,000 private soldiers, if this money was saved, it could be used for other conveniences.

When Zhao Yao remembered that the emperor gave him the tiger talisman of the Lingnan camp, his expression was very surprised, and he couldn't believe that his father had given him the Lingnan tiger talisman.

"Stinky boy, what's your expression?" Seeing Zhao Yao's expression of disbelief, the emperor was very disgusted, "Don't you dare to ask for this tiger talisman?" ”

"Father, what you are holding in your hand is a tiger talisman of 200,000 troops, not a toy."

"Of course I know it's a tiger talisman, don't you dare to ask for it?"

Zhao Yao still didn't reach out to pick up the tiger talisman: "Father, why did you give me the tiger talisman of the Lingnan camp?" ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Yao: "Why do you think I gave it to you?" ”

"Father, I know you love me, but is it too hasty for you to give me the tiger talisman of the Lingnan camp?" Zhao Yao knew that the emperor loved him, but to be honest, he didn't have too deep feelings about the emperor's love for him. Now that he saw that the emperor gave him the tiger talisman of the Lingnan camp, he really felt the emperor's favor for him timidly. To be honest, he was very frightened.

"I'll give it to you if I want to, what's so hasty." After saying that, the emperor threw the tiger talisman to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao saw that the emperor threw the tiger talisman at him so casually, and hurriedly caught it. After he caught the tiger talisman steadily, he looked at the emperor very speechlessly: "Father, this is the tiger talisman of the 200,000 army, not a stone on the side of the road, how can you throw it around." "What if the tiger talisman is broken and can't be closed.

The emperor looked at Zhao Yao with a cautious look of the baby tiger talisman, and quipped: "Yo, I didn't see that you care so much about the tiger talisman." ”

Zhao Yao said angrily: "It's because you're too casual." ”

"It's just a tiger talisman." The emperor really didn't take this tiger talisman seriously.

The emperor's indifferent tone made Zhao Yao speechless.

"Father, if you give me the tiger talisman of the Lingnan camp, aren't you afraid that I will lead Lingnan to create a rebellion in the future?"

As soon as he heard Zhao Yao say that he had rebelled, the emperor not only did not get angry, but his eyes lit up.

"If you want to rebel, that's really great, I'll wait for you to rebel, and then I'll pass the throne to you, so that I can be the emperor and take Xiaoxiao around." He has been an emperor enough, and he has long wanted to be an emperor.

Zhao Yao listened to the emperor's words with a dark face, and the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely and said, "You want to be beautiful!" ”

The emperor looked at Zhao Yao with gentle eyes, and his tone was full of encouragement: "Stinky boy, when you arrive in Lingnan, take Lingnan to create a rebellion." ”

Sun Kui on the side: "......" Your Majesty, it is estimated that you are the only one in the world who wishes for your son to rebel.

Zhao Yao didn't take the emperor's words seriously, knowing that the emperor was not serious, he was joking with him.

"Hehe, you let me rebel and become the emperor, let me be tired and tired for you, you take your mother to play around, eat good things, and dream!" He would never rebel and become an emperor. He hasn't fulfilled his dream yet.

The emperor deliberately asked, "Stinky boy, don't you want to be the emperor?" ”

Zhao Yao didn't hesitate at all, "I don't want to, I don't want to, you let other people rebel, I won't rebel anyway." "Even if he is well fed and supportive, he will not rebel.

The emperor pretended to be angry and asked, "You don't even want the emperor, do you still have any chance?" ”

Zhao Yao shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm just not productive." ”

said that there was no chance to be so open, and there was only this stinky boy.

"Tell me why you don't want to be emperor?"

"Tired!" Zhao Yao added, "It's annoying!" ”

Zhao Yao's words reached the emperor's heart. This broken emperor has endless twists and turns every day, endless big and small things, and has to face all kinds of thoughts of the courtiers, which is really annoying. He's getting bored to death, and he can't wait to pick and choose every day.

"I'm not going to rebel, you die of this heart." Zhao Yao threw the tiger talisman back to the emperor in his hand. "I don't need and don't want this tiger talisman."

"Everyone wants to be an emperor, it's good for you, I hate being an emperor and it's tiring and annoying." is worthy of his son, who deeply understands that there is no benefit to being an emperor. "This tiger talisman that can mobilize the 200,000 troops of the Lingnan battalion is also what everyone wants, you are good, you don't want it in disgust."

"Trouble." Zhao Yao said with disgust on his face, "I hate trouble the most." ”

"You don't want it, I want to give it to you." The emperor threw the tiger talisman to Zhao Yao again.

Sun Kui was speechless when he saw the father and son throwing the tiger talisman around as a worthless thing. The tiger talisman is something that everyone wants, and when it comes to the emperor, their father and son are like hot stones.

"No, father, why do you have to give me the tiger talisman, I can't use it."

"Are you sure you don't need it?" The emperor looked at Zhao Yao playfully, "Without these 200,000 troops to help you, do you think you can kill those people in Lingnan?" ”

Zhao Yao didn't speak.

"There are quite a few people from those tribes in Lingnan, and with the thousands of guards I gave you, do you think they will be their opponents?"

Zhao Yao thought about it seriously. If there were 200,000 troops in the Lingnan battalion, it would be much more convenient for him to act in Lingnan. The most important thing is that he will be much safer and have a lot of confidence.

"Stinky boy, this 200,000 army is my birthday gift to you, you take it to guard Lingnan." The emperor's expression became serious, "The foreign states of Siam, Annam and Luzon have not completely surrendered to the Great Zhou, as long as they seize the opportunity, they will rebel, with these 200,000 troops, you can also take good precautions against them." ”

The emperor was very right, Zhao Yao took the tiger talisman into his arms.

"Then I'll take it."

Seeing that Zhao Yao had accepted the tiger talisman, the emperor smiled with satisfaction: "Stinky boy, I still expect you to rebel." ”

Zhao Yao glanced at the emperor: "Don't even think about it." ”

"Over there in the Lingnan camp, I will say hello."

"Okay, then thank you, father." The 200,000 army should not be in vain, and he does not need to raise it anyway.

The memories are over, back on deck.

"Do you think 200,000 troops are enough?"

"200,000 is not enough, second uncle, you don't really want me to raise an army of 400,000, right?"

He Lianfang bowed slightly: "400,000 is about the same." ”

Zhao Yao: "......" he knows!!

"Second uncle, what do I want an army of 400,000 to do?"

"Aren't you going overseas in the future? Two hundred thousand is not enough, four hundred thousand is almost enough. ”

"But ......"

He Lianfang interrupted Zhao Yao's words and said in a tone that could not be refused: "One hundred thousand private soldiers, not one is missing. ”

Zhao Yao: "......"

"The Lingnan camp is yours now, what are you going to do?" He Lianfang also didn't expect that the emperor would give Zhao Yaoling the tiger talisman of the Lingnan camp. The emperor really firmly believes that Zhao Yao will not rebel.

"Let's leave it there for now." Zhao Yao has a lot to do when he goes to Lingnan, and the Lingnan camp is not very urgent, "Don't let the people over there in Lingnan know that the Lingnan camp is mine." ”

He Lianfang agreed: "It's right to use the Lingnan camp as a hole card. "Since it's a hole card, it can't be easily revealed.

"I'll find a time to sneak a trip to the Lingnan camp to see how the soldiers of the Lingnan camp are."

"Naturally, it can't be compared to the soldiers you trained." He Lianfang felt that Zhao Yao had come up with a good way to train soldiers.

"Second uncle, why don't you personally train the soldiers of the Lingnan Battalion?" Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Your name as General He, there is no soldier who is not convinced. If you try to train them, they won't ask for it. ”

He Lianfang wanted to train the soldiers of the Lingnan Camp and let them completely become his soldiers, but he knew that he could not touch the Lingnan Battalion. Once he touched the Lingnan camp, the emperor would never let him stay by Xiao Shi's side.

He had a pact with the Emperor, but there were some things he couldn't touch.

"I can't train the Lingnan camp."

"Why is that?"

He Lianfang didn't speak, but looked at Zhao Yao quietly.

Soon, Zhao Yao understood.

"Okay, then the Lingnan camp will remain as it is." He didn't have the energy to train the Lingnan camp. Besides, the soldiers of the Lingnan battalion may not necessarily listen to him for training.

"There's nothing wrong with keeping the Lingnan camp as it is."

"There are not a few days of peace, so hurry up and enjoy it now." It is true that there are no days of peace, and in a few days he will be assassinated. When he arrives in Lingnan, he will be as busy as a spinning top, and he can't be as idle and happy as he is now.

was expected by Zhao Yao, and the officials on the Lingnan side were waiting for them to approach. (End of chapter)