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Liangshan City.

Xiao Jiasui was handling government affairs in the classroom.

"Prime Minister Xiao, a rebellion has broken out in Jinghu South Road. The rebels are gathering in the mountains and forests, threatening Quanzhou, Yongzhou, and Daozhou!"

An official came in with a memorial and handed it to Xiao Jiasui.

  Wen Huanzhang, who was reviewing memorials opposite him, also stopped writing. Although the world had just been settled, the country had clean administration, light taxes, and prosperity everywhere. How could anyone rebel at this time?

“Just some local toast!”

Xiao Jiasui spoke after reading the memorial.

"Tusi? Haven't these people been killed enough?"

Wen Huanzhang was relieved when he heard that it was a chieftain. There were many chieftains in the south, and they all lived in the mountains. Although most of them had expressed their loyalty to Qi, some in the south had ulterior motives.

"Don't worry about it. The Guiyang garrison has already gone."

Xiao Jiasui handed the memorial to Wen Huanzhang and waved to the official, saying that the memorial was sent by the prefect of Guiyang. The incident happened five days ago. On that day, two thousand Guiyang defenders set out. By now, the chieftain should have been destroyed.

"I don't know when His Majesty will be back. There are so many things to do, and without His Majesty to make decisions, it really won't work!"

After Wen Huanzhang finished reading the memorial, he sighed and spoke.

"The previous military report said that Your Majesty has left Suiye City and reached the Hezhong area. That was the limit of the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty back then."

Xiao Jiasui said.

"Transoxiana!"

Wen Huanzhang walked to a huge map and took a look at it, but he immediately started to laugh and cry. With a distance of more than 100,000 miles, there was probably no emperor in the world who would do such a thing.

Just as the two were sighing, another official came in with a gold-embossed military newspaper.

"Your Majesty's military report!"

The officer handed over the military newspaper with both hands.

Xiao Jiasui and Wen Huanzhang were overjoyed when they saw the military report. The emperor had sent a letter, and this was the best news.

Xiao Jiasui immediately took it with both hands, checked the integrity of the envelope in front of Wen Huanzhang, and then opened it wide. The two of them began to read it together.

"Come here, quickly invite the naval commander to discuss matters!"

Xiao Jiasui gave orders to the guards outside the door.

A guard immediately went out of the palace. The navy camp was just outside Liangshan Lake.

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu immediately arrived at the palace.

"Mr. Xiao, what's the matter with calling us here?"

Ruan Xiaoer asked Xiao Jiasui while clasping his fists.

"Your Majesty has ordered! The navy will quickly head to Daqin, enter the Persian Gulf, and control the entire Gulf! Establish a military port!"

Wen Huanzhang immediately held up the military newspaper and said.

"I'll wait for the order!"

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu immediately knelt down to receive the order.

"Generals, all the navy ships that can go there must go there this time!"

Xiao Jiasui helped the two men up and said, most of the Qi navy are now on missions outside, and only the two brothers of the Ruan family remain in Liangshan City.

"Take everything you can? It's not impossible. There aren't any serious enemies around Qi State, and new ships are launched in the shipyard every month."

Ruan Xiaoer was a little confused and didn't understand why the order was like this.

"Generals, please look! His Majesty has now led his troops into this plateau!"

Xiao Jiasui explained to the two of them in front of the map.

"Your Majesty, have you fought this far?"

Ruan Xiaowu said in surprise that this map has a scale and the straight-line distance is already more than tens of thousands of miles. If they really want to march, they will have to double the distance.

"Your Majesty will be back soon, but you don't want to travel by land. Not only is it slow, but it's also very tiring! Your Majesty wants to take a naval warship back, which will cut the time by half."

Xiao Jiasui looked at Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu and said, "Well... at this distance... if we don't encounter extreme weather, we can reach the Yangtze River estuary in 35 days!"

Ruan Xiaoer looked at the map and made an estimate based on the previous navigation records and said.

"Okay, this will be much faster if we travel by land. Even if we travel by land, it will take at least half a year even for light cavalry!"

Wen Huanzhang was overjoyed. He now wished that the emperor would come back tomorrow to take charge of the situation.

"Prime Minister Xiao, Prime Minister Wen, rest assured, we will make the arrangements right away!"

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu bowed to Xiao Jiasui and Wen Huanzhang and spoke.

"Wait a minute, Generals!"

Xiao Jiasui stopped the two of them.

"Does Prime Minister Xiao have any other instructions?"

Ruan Xiaoer asked doubtfully.

"Generals, this matter must be kept secret. We must tell the public that we are only going out to sea to fight and annihilate the foreign races. You must not mention His Majesty's affairs!"

Xiao Jiasui whispered instructions to Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu.

The reason for arranging these two people is because they are absolutely confident in them. The three brothers of the Ruan family were the first to follow Sun Lei in the uprising, and they are absolutely loyal to Sun Lei, so it is safe to let them go to welcome Sun Lei.

"The sea is unpredictable, the two generals must be careful, the fleet will sail along the coastal waters!"

Wen Huanzhang also reminded that there are actually many dangers at sea, but most of them are due to wind, waves and reefs, which can be avoided as long as you are careful.

"Prime Minister Xiao, Prime Minister Wen, rest assured, we two know what's going on!"

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu bowed solemnly and said that they knew how important this mission was and they would definitely complete it.

Watching the two men leave, Wen Huanzhang breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor was about to come back, and the burden on his shoulders could be lifted. He felt that he had aged a lot in the past six months.

"Just wait for His Majesty to come back! This great era will be a success!"

Xiao Jiasui smiled and said that Qi State had surpassed all previous dynasties in terms of national strength and land area, and it was not an exaggeration to call it a prosperous era throughout the ages.

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu returned to the navy camp and immediately selected dozens of their trusted generals. Then they began to dispatch troops. All the good fighters in the navy were on the roster, and they asked the generals to deploy the newest warships to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

"Marshal, is there a war?"

The generals asked in confusion. Such a large-scale mobilization of the navy and ships must mean a big war, and there were no decent enemies in the waters around Qi.

"There are barbarians causing chaos in the South China Sea. The army is rushing to pacify them!"

Ruan Xiaoer looked at the generals and said that he did not intend to explain the specific situation. When their brothers went to the palace today, only Xiao Jiasui and Wen Huanzhang were present, which was obviously meant to keep it confidential.

The generals immediately prepared.

Western Regions.

Xin Qiji was somewhat bored and was fiddling with the yellow sand in front of him with a branch. He was already a little tired of the scenery of the lonely smoke in the desert and the setting sun over the long river.

"That disloyal fellow Li Kui secretly followed the logistics team to the front line without taking me with him!"

Xin Qiji cursed in a low voice and drew an unknown talisman on the ground to curse Li Kui.

"What are you doing, kid?"

Zhu Wu's voice sounded.

"Military Advisor Zhu, what's the matter?"

When Xin Qiji heard Zhu Wu's voice, he immediately stood up.

"His Majesty has ordered you to return to Liangshan City! You don't have to worry about the affairs of the Western Regions!"

Zhu Wu said.

"Go back? Why!"

Xin Qiji was very anxious when he heard this. The emperor was thousands of miles away, why did he want to drive him away? (End of this chapter)