Trees without bark will surely die, and people will not be invincible in the world.

This sentence was vividly played by Li Tai at today's court meeting.

When Zhang Ananda finished reading all the letters to the people, the officials immediately began to discuss.

"Is His Royal Highness King Wei so powerful?"

"Who knows! Didn't you just start working with King Jin last year? How can it be compared to Chang'an City in a year? ”

"Isn't that too much of an exaggeration? Although this Xiangzhou has always been Wangzhou, it is not enough to catch up with Chang'an City, right? ”

"Is there a deviation in the direction you are considering? Exactly how this Sangshu is is not the point.

The focus should be on the letter itself. ”

"That's right! The fact that the people can send this letter shows that His Royal Highness King Wei has really won the support of the people of Xiangzhou.

As for whether the contents are exaggerated or not, there is really no need to argue. ”

Li Zhi stood in front and listened to the discussion behind him, and then secretly looked at Li Shimin's expression.

When he saw the unconcealable pride on Li Shimin's face, he immediately understood Li Tai's intentions.

"I'll go! I knew that this would work, and Lao Tzu could get a letter to the people every year. ”

Li Zhi secretly thought to himself with annoyance.

Li Chengqian finally decided to go to the last court, but he didn't expect that he would directly encounter this situation.

After hearing the discussion above the court, he glanced sideways at Li Tai with a little disdain.

only to find that Li Tai's face was full of pride.

After seeing Li Tai's expression, Li Chengqian couldn't help but think in his heart: "Since the fourth child entered the secretary prison, he has improved a lot.

Now he can even think of using public opinion to raise his own momentum. ”

When he turned his head and found the expression on Li Shimin's face, he thought to himself: "Father seems to be really eccentric!"

The crown prince has been conscientiously learning how to deal with state affairs, but he has always been lectured in various ways.

And what the fourth child did was obviously fake, but he was so happy in exchange. ”

Just when he was still feeling unfair about himself, Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon chair, opened his mouth at this time.

I only heard him say to Li Tai: "Qingque can run Xiangzhou so well, which shows that you have put a lot of thought into it."

This letter to the people made my father feel very gratified.

I will reward you with 30 acres of land in Pingkangfang, where your palace is located, so that you can live more comfortably.

I also hope that you will be able to guard against arrogance and rashness in the future and continue to work for the welfare of the people of Xiangzhou. ”

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Tai immediately said happily: "My son, thank my father for the reward."

In the future, I will not disappoint my father's expectations. ”

Li Tai had long been jealous that Li Zhi's house was much bigger than him, and now he finally had a chance to catch up with some.

After Li Chengqian heard the reward announced by Li Shimin, he suddenly seemed a little unhappy.

Although his prince's mansion is still the largest among his brothers, it was left by the former prince Li Jiancheng and the later Li Shimin when they were princes.

Since he became crown prince, he has never received any reward from the land.

At present, Li Tai can obtain thirty acres of land just by relying on a letter from a glance that he knows that it is a deliberately exaggerated letter of the people.

And Li Zhi has already obtained a whole square of land.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian immediately thought of the criticisms he had endured since he was a child.

Suddenly I felt as if I had always been the most disliked of the three brothers.

With this idea, Li Chengqian became more determined to carry out his plan.

He was even a little impatient.

Li Shimin naturally would not know what Li Chengqian was thinking at this time.

After listening to Li Tai's answer, he just laughed "haha", and then brought up another topic.

"The merchant ships that sailed last year did not return within the year, and I am a little worried about whether there will be a major change overseas."

After hearing Li Shimin's topic, all the officials looked at Li Zhi who was standing in front.

I only heard Li Zhi speak: "Please rest assured that although the ships sent by the sailor to escort the escort this time are few, the weapons on board are advanced enough."

I think there will be no accidents if we don't encounter the initiative of overseas powers. ”

After listening to Li Zhi's words, Li Shimin still asked with some unease: "The escort fleet has not yet been equipped with the latest weapons when it sets off.

If you really encounter an overseas power, can you be sure that you will retreat with all your might? ”

After hearing this, Li Zhi said truthfully: "At this point, the ministers did not dare to guarantee to their father.

After all, I, Datang, have never had the experience of fighting with overseas powers. ”

After hearing this, Li Shimin frowned and nodded.

The failure of the fleet to return on time not only affected the imperial court's income last year, but also postponed the next sea trade.

As a result, many of Datang's project construction projects have to be delayed due to the reduction in income.

This has a great impact on the development of Datang.

At this time, the caravan that Li Shimin was worried about was about to enter the South China Sea under the leadership of Cheng Chumo.

Several of the caravan's cargo ships, as well as the ships that escorted them, were more or less damaged in that naval battle.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, they had to go to the ancient country southwest of Tianzhu for maintenance immediately after leaving the Great Food area.

However, the country is only a small country after all, and it is very reluctant to replenish some fresh water for the fleet on weekdays and provide a small amount of food supplies.

Now, suddenly, there are more than a dozen huge ships in need of repair, and they are stumped.

In the end, there was really no way, and Cheng Chumo had to let some experienced shipwrights in the caravan guide everyone to do it themselves.

In this way, almost a month was wasted before the fleet finally set sail again.

As soon as the large fleet entered the South China Sea, it was discovered by pirates active here.

The pirates, who had grown to nearly 10,000 men, immediately became interested in the caravan.

Fortunately, as the leader, Lei Tong is still relatively clear-headed.

When Qin Cang and the others were clamoring to make a move on this caravan, he firmly rejected this proposal.

"Brothers, now we have just forced Song Zhen and others to increase the price of the goods.

It's time to take this opportunity to make a windfall.

If we provoke this caravan escorted by the sailors at this time, we don't say whether we can succeed completely.

Even if it succeeds, how can it escape the revenge of the Tang Sailors?

Don't forget that the sailor is a huge scale of tens of thousands of people. ”

After listening to Lei Tong's words, Qin Cang and the others immediately fell silent.

They were somewhat confident in their current strength, believing that they were sure they would be able to stop the caravan.

But there is some truth in Leitong's words.

If they make a move against this caravan, then whether they succeed or not, they will usher in the revenge of the Tang Naval Division.

Unless they disband their team at once, they will never be in the business again.

Otherwise, they will never be at peace.