People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 608 Daozhen travels east, Baiqi ends

On the first day of October, the sky was gloomy and the westerly wind was cold.

Above the Hangzhou pier, the water vapor was thick, and there seemed to be endless waves churning on the sea at the end of the line of sight in the distance.

Li Xuan stood on the shore, wearing a black brocade suit that was exceptionally decent, with the Eight-Faced Han Sword casually hanging on his waist.

Facing the Daozhen monk who was wearing a blue cassock in front of him, Li Xuan said sincerely: "The wind is high and the waves are rough, master be careful all the way. If the journey goes smoothly, you and I will be able to meet in Silla."

"Your Majesty, you should also be careful. Although it is difficult and dangerous for the poor monk to return to the country, it may not be smooth sailing for your Majesty to Silla." Daozhen's expression was sincere.

Li Xuan smiled faintly, spread her hands apart, and pressed her right hand on the hilt of the Eight-Faced Han Sword, and at the same time said softly: "Master, sometimes, it doesn't matter to be slow, the important thing is to be safe and alive."

"What the prince said is very true." Daozhen's expression was also peaceful.

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the gloomy weather, and said in a deep voice: "This weather can only last for two days. If it can last for three or four days, then when the wind falls, it will be the time when the master arrives in the country of Japan. Delay for a few days."

Daozhen's eyelids raised involuntarily, but he still looked as usual, and said in a gentle tone: "If the king can reach Nara in the future, the king will definitely meet him backwards."

Seeing Daozhen's appearance, Li Xuan smiled and said, "If that's the case, then it's settled."

Daozhen couldn't help being taken aback, how much of Li Xuan's seemingly joking words was true and how much was false, it's hard to say.

In particular, he is also proficient in astronomy and water weather. If he is really prepared to use the strong wind to kill the Wa Kingdom within three to five days, then the Wa Kingdom will immediately fall into the danger of extinction just like Silla.

Although Li Xuan said that Datang had no interest in Silla and Wa, but if Wa, like Silla, really wanted to anger Datang completely, then they would punish Wa with a loss-making deal.

Just like this time, the people of Silla are really bold, dare to intervene in the power struggle of the Tang royal family.

This kind of thing, even if the current emperor can bear it, the next emperor may not be able to bear it.

The battle between Datang and Silla still has to be fought... This is the opportunity of Wa Kingdom.

"So, the poor monk will leave." Daozhen folded his palms together again.

Li Xuan took a step forward, and cupped his hands full of hope: "I wish Master a smooth journey."

"Thank you, my lord!" Daozhen stepped back and walked under the boat, then turned around and boarded the boat, and a group of sailors on the boat immediately began to heave the anchor and hang the sails.

A total of three three-masted ships slowly left the port of Hangzhou and entered the sea along the vast Qiantang River.

Standing on the pier, watching the fleet leave, the shadow of the boat was small, but Li Xuan's expression had already become completely solemn.

At this time, Yu Ze walked up from behind, cupped his hands at Li Xuan and said, "My lord."

Li Xuan nodded and asked in a low voice: "This boat is Baiqisi's boat, right?"

"It should be." Yu Ze nodded slightly, and said, "This subordinate passed the news, and a Hangzhou ship merchant came to the door the next day... If it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that they are not capable of obtaining such news. "

Li Xuan relaxed slightly, eyes narrowed slightly: "That's fine, as long as Baiqisi can keep an eye on this route, then this trip, even if the Japanese don't agree to join forces with us, we still have a chance to directly threaten Xin from the southern border." Rockin City."

Li Xuan had a clear understanding of the Wa and Silla matters, if he could not conquer Silla, he would never turn against Wa.

Once Silla and Wa join forces, even if he wants to conquer Silla and Wa, he will have to pay a higher price than the original.

Not to mention that there are Tubo in the west and Turks in the north, a little carelessness will cause great disaster.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan turned around, looked at the Hangzhou City behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Now Silla and Wa have gone according to plan, and now the rest are the traitors in the court. Order Baiqisi to let They must ensure that when the army is fighting Silla, no news can be transmitted from Middle Earth to the East Island."

"This subordinate obeys the order." Yu Ze immediately cupped his hands.

Li Xuan put his hands on the hilt of the Eight-Faced Han Sword, and strode forward. The Qianniuwei who were hidden around immediately came out from all directions, followed Li Xuan, and left the Hangzhou pier together.

There was no one there, and the Hangzhou wharf was blocked for a whole day and night.

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On the third floor of a restaurant in the east of Hangzhou, a figure stood in front of the window, looking at the direction of the pier from a distance. After a long time, he turned sideways to look behind him, and asked in a deep voice: "You two, do you think the king of Nanchang blocked the pier? , what exactly are you doing?"

"Brother Guan, how could we possibly know something that you don't even know about?" Xue Zhongzhang looked up at Guan Mi at the edge of the table, his eyes were full of mist, like the strong wine in a wine glass in his hand.

Wen Xu, who was sitting on the other side of the table, glanced at Xue Zhongzhang, and a strange flash of light flashed deep in his eyes.

The king of Nanchang came to Hangzhou with a secret decree, which had already been reported to the Silla people in Yangzhou earlier.

It's just that the Silla people don't have an answer to what the secret decree is. He sent people to try to break into the king of Nanchang, but they didn't succeed.

On the contrary, it aroused the vigilance of the King of Nanchang, and now Guan Mi is not allowed to participate in many things.

As for Xue Zhongzhang, it would be fine if he was Secretary Lang, but now he is just a Hangzhou Facao joining the army, and the King of Nanchang doesn't even pay much attention to him.

"The king of Nanchang usually travels. If there is nothing wrong, he will only bring a dozen Qianniu guards with him. If there is something wrong, the servants of the Hangzhou government and even the naval warships will be dispatched to block the road for him. What exactly does he want to do? What, no one knows." Wen Xu shook his head with some emotion, then looked at Guan Mi and said, "Brother Guan, the King of Nanchang seems to treat me as an enemy, and doesn't say anything."

"What can you say?" Guan Mi gave Wen Xu an angry look, and said bluntly: "The king of Nanchang is an imperial envoy, in charge of raising troops in the southeast, and there must be some trump cards against Silla. Knowing is good, knowing too much is not a good thing."

"What Brother Guan said is very true." Xue Zhongzhang nodded in agreement, and he didn't want to know the secrets about the King of Nanchang, but he wrote to his uncle about this matter, and in the end he was only reprimanded.

In Xue Zhongzhang's view, his uncle was the most law-abiding person in the entire Tang Dynasty.

It's not that he really doesn't do things that violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, but even if he does things that violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, there will be no second living person in the entire Tang Dynasty who knows the inside story.

Wen Xu rolled his eyes and said again: "It's confirmed, the navy will leave at the next day?"

"That's right." Xue Zhongzhang nodded affirmatively, and said, "Depart at the next day and arrive at Yangzhou on the same day, travel northward overnight, meet with the Dengzhou navy at sea, and then set off for Silla."

"It depends on the direction of the wind." Guan Mi walked back, sat down behind the table, and said, "The wind is west these two days, the navy may have to go to Yangzhou by sea, and the speed will be faster. If they are not in Hangzhou If you stay here, you will be able to reach Dengzhou that night."

"The King of Nanchang will leave Hangzhou with him this time, right?" Wen Xu finally asked the crucial question.

"Yangzhou Dou Weng has been appointed. The king of Nanchang and the king of Linhai County, Jin Renwen, will sail eastward together on the same boat. If things go well in Silla this time, after the king of Nanchang returns again, I am afraid that he will make great achievements again." Xue Zhongzhang held tightly with one hand. wine glass.

Xue Zhongzhang is not very old, 28 years old, but he is already a sixth-rank Hangzhou Facao, and the famous King Luo Bin is just a master of martial arts from the seventh rank.

But compared to King Nanchang, this young man, who was much younger than them, was already an official in Wuzhou, and they were all far behind.

"Everyone has his own way. After all, the king of Nanchang is the clan, and the clan cannot be a prime minister." Guan Mi's simple words lifted the spirits of the two people on the opposite side.

Indeed, there are too many restrictions on being an official in the clan.

In today's court, only Li Boyi, the oldest Prince of Longxi County, is the Minister of Rites, and his duties are idle.

In the army, Li Xiaoyi, Duke of Liang County, who was closer to the royal family, served as General Youqianniuwei, and Li Jingjia, King of Beiping County, who was a little further in blood, served as General Zuoqianniuwei.

Of course, King Ying and King Xiang cannot be counted.

The ceiling of the King of Nanchang is only one governor of Shangzhou, and it is very likely to be Bianzhou. Other than that, it is difficult for him to go up.

"The more talented the clan, the less able it is to be transferred back to the center, such as King Huo." A slight sneer appeared on the corner of Xue Zhongzhang's mouth.

Even if Nanchang Wang is extremely trusted by the emperor, his future ceiling is limited after all.

The jealousy in Xue Zhongzhang's heart was finally reduced, and immediately he looked at Guan Mi solemnly: "Brother Guan, you must have heard of some things. Although Tianyin Sect is destroyed, the East Sea King still exists, and the East Sea King It seems that there is no influence in the southeast, and Xue was transferred to Hangzhou this time because he hopes to achieve something in this matter."

"King of the East China Sea!" Guan Mi finally showed a dazed expression. Now he finally understood the reason why Xue Zhongzhang had to be transferred to Hangzhou.

Although the position of Secretary Lang in the court is noble, if you want to go up, in addition to the emperor's trust and personal talent, you also need opportunities, or more precisely, background.

Although Guan Mi didn't know that Xue Zhongzhang's backer was Pei Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, he could tell that there was someone behind him. If not, he would not have transferred to Hangzhou so decisively.

Gently knocking on the table, Guan Mi said cautiously: "The matter of the Tianyin Sect, since the Nanchang King cleaned up Hangzhou last time, coupled with the later destruction of the Tianyin Sect, there may still be remnants of the Tianyin Sect in Hangzhou today. Survived, but they must be hiding very deep, and ordinary people simply don’t know where they are, unless Brother Xue has clues?”

Guan Mi looked at Xue Zhongzhang solemnly. He didn't care who was behind Xue Zhongzhang, but he dared to transfer to Hangzhou at this time, so he must have his own trump card.

Xue Zhongzhang glanced at Guan Mi with a half-smile, then looked at Wen Xu, who was also staring at the side, and said in a low voice: "If you really have any clues, how can you sit here now and ask the two of you?" consult?"

Guan Mi lowered his head, Wen Xu turned his head sideways.

After a while, Wen Xu said: "My little brother has a low official position, and there are not many people who can help. There are only some news that seems to be true or false. Maybe it will be useful?"

As soon as Wen Xu opened his mouth, Guan Mi and Xue Zhongzhang stared at him at the same time.

Wen Xu said slowly: "A few months ago, the King of Nanchang arrived in Hangzhou. Yuan Dudu's nephew, of course the former nephew, was deceived by the demon girl of Tianyin Sect, and finally disappeared, but it seems to have fallen into the hands of the King of Nanchang. , and the Hangzhou Kai clan, the reason why they flatter the King of Nanchang now is because they were caught by the King of Nanchang, but this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is the Xia family."

Wen Xu turned his head to look at Guan Mi, and said solemnly: "It is said that on that day, the whole family of Xia's family was closed. The number of people is inexplicably reduced by half."

Guan Mi frowned, and looked sideways at Xue Zhongzhang, who showed a sneer at the corner of Xue Zhongzhang's mouth.

(End of this chapter)