Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 372: Li Er leaves Chang'an again, a new breakthrough in the Firearms Bureau
Su Dingfang looked at Li Yuanji without any explanation. He just made the decision rudely and didn't say anything else. Anyway, this was a good thing. Since Li Yuanji had made this decision, he didn't say anything else.

After this matter was settled, Li Yuanji and Su Dingfang began to eat and drink, and it was a lively occasion.

On the other side, in the Prince Qin's Mansion, Li Er returned to this place that was once extremely familiar to him and slowly pushed the door open.

Li Er came in and looked at everything familiar, his heart was extremely complicated. He came to the inner courtyard alone and looked at the place where he used to live. He couldn't help but think of the people who used to live here together.

It’s a pity that he is back now, but the person he once loved can never come back.

Li Er was walking alone in the mansion, thinking about the places he had walked with his Guanyin maid and the rooms they had lived in. Li Er was suddenly overwhelmed with grief, and tears slowly welled up in his eyes again.

Longing was overwhelmed, the person he once loved was no longer there, and at this moment, Li Er was at his most vulnerable.

At this moment, Li Er's mind was still immersed in the past, thinking about the past, every bit of the past, until a long time later, he slowly recovered.

Li Er stood in the pavilion in a daze for a long time until Li Junxian hurried over.

"His Majesty."

"Jun Xian, I am no longer the emperor. From now on, you must call me the King of Qin. If you continue to do so, you will easily get yourself killed."

Li Er gradually recovered and did not react too much when he heard Li Junxian's call.

Li Junxian shook his head firmly and did not agree.

"In my heart, only Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Now that there are no outsiders around, I will never tell anyone."

Li Er was stunned for a moment, unable to come back to his senses for a long time, but in his heart he kept thinking about Li Junxian's words "Your Majesty", and his thoughts began to wander again.

After a moment, Li Er looked at Li Junxian and spoke slowly.

"But what happened?"

Li Junxian was shocked and stood up excitedly.

"Your Majesty, Princess Changle is here."

After Li Junxian finished speaking, Li Er's pupils shrank. Princess Changle?

He was very familiar with these four words, because these four words were the title he gave to his good daughter Li Lipin.

"Where is it? Take me there!"

Li Er couldn't wait any longer. When he was in the palace, Li Yuanji asked him if he wanted to go find Li Lizhi. Li Er didn't want to take the initiative to go, which affected Li Lizhi.

As long as he was sure that Li Lizhi was fine, he just wanted Li Lizhi to continue living that kind of life and marrying Wei Shishi. He knew very well that this life was already very good. Li Er really didn't want to ask for anything else.

Li Junxian and Li Er started to walk out at an extremely fast pace. Li Er even looked a little flustered. Now that he was about to meet Li Lizhi, he became a little timid and scared.

When he arrived at the outer courtyard, he finally saw Li Lizhi walking in. However, the moment Li Er saw her, his pupils shrank and his eyes turned red.

"Beauty, beauty!"

Li Er hurriedly ran towards Li Lizhi. When he came in front of Li Lizhi, looking at Li Lizhi so close in front of him, Li Er wanted to reach out and touch her, but his hand was still in the air and began to tremble. Li Er's face was full of panic and the tears in his eyes could not be held back and began to flow down.

It was not because he was happy to see Li Lizhi suddenly, but because Li Lizhi in front of Li Er looked sick and extremely weak. She coughed violently from time to time, her face was pale, and her breathing was rapid.

Li Er had seen this scene before. He had seen it on his Guanyin maid. The Guanyin maid was like this back then, too. Then he left.

"Lizhi, my dear daughter, why are you like this? Have you seen a doctor?"

Li Er's words began to tremble. He had always wanted to see Li Lizhi, but now that he had actually seen her, he felt extremely distressed and heartbroken.

At this moment, he wanted to ask God what he, Li Er, had done wrong to be punished like this.

Li Lizhi looked at Li Er with a smile on her face, only to be disturbed by a cough from time to time.

"Father, my daughter is fine. Uncle San has asked all the doctors in the palace to check her out, including the great doctor Sun Simiao.

Doctor Sun said that I would have died a few years ago, but with the help of medication, I have survived until now.

Fortunately, I have persisted until now and can see Aye again. I have no regrets.

Aye, I can't stay long, otherwise my husband at home will worry. Today, Doctor Sun will come to treat my daughter. When my daughter heard the news about Aye, she couldn't help but come to see him.

Now that I have seen him, I should go back. After Dr. Sun has treated him, I will come back to see Aye."

Li Lizhi's voice was extremely weak and intermittent, and she coughed from time to time. Li Er felt extremely heartbroken when he saw this.

"Lizhi, please go back quickly and let Dr. Sun treat you. Lizhi, you will be fine, you will be fine!"

Li Er did not dare to delay and carefully sent Li Lizhi out until Li Lizhi's carriage slowly disappeared. His hasty meeting with Li Lizhi ended like this.

Even though Li Lizhi had gone far away, Li Er's worries had not diminished in the slightest.

Li Er went straight into the room and kept praying for Li Lizhi. This was all he could do now. He could not do anything else.

From what Li Lizhi said, Li Er already knew that Li Yuanji was really trying his best to save Li Lizhi without hiding anything. Especially if Li Lizhi had not been treated by Sun Simiao, she would probably have died a few years ago. Li Er felt a pang of palpitations at the thought.

After a long time, Li Junxian came behind Li Er, hesitated for a moment, and still spoke.

"Your Majesty, Yuchi Baolin, Cheng Chumo and others have arrived. It is said that they have been assigned to serve under Your Majesty and will follow Your Majesty in the Western Expedition."

After Li Junxian finished speaking, Li Er did not respond. After a long time, Li Er opened his eyes, slowly stood up, and suddenly turned to look at Li Junxian with sharp eyes.

"Let them in."

Li Er really didn't expect that Li Yuanji actually trusted him so much that he placed the descendants of Yuchi Gong, Cheng Zhijie and others under his account. Li Er's heart was full of fighting spirit.

Inside the palace, Li Yuanji was lying in the courtyard, holding a report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard in his hand. These were the people Li Er met, what he did, etc. after he returned.

Li Yuanji took a casual look at it and put it aside. There was not much meaning for him to look at these things now. Most people would not go there, and those who went there were not ordinary people. He also could not detect the content of Li Er's conversation. What was there to see?

Just then, Yang Jianhe hurried over.

"Your Majesty, we have made a great discovery recently. There are many rats that are impatient now, and we have now locked their location."

Li Yuanji was still lying there, and didn't seem to care that much.

"Remember not to alert the enemy. Wait until Li Er goes on the Western Expedition before you start your action. Once you have captured all these rats, you can arrange for someone to pretend to be their man and then contact Li Er.

Remember, you must be cautious and don't let others see the flaws. "Although he was very confident in the professional ability of the Jinyiwei, Li Yuanji had to remind him that it was Li Er after all, so it was better to be careful.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jianhe became excited.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely catch all these rats in one fell swoop!
I have already selected the person who will contact Li Er later, and I will definitely not let Li Er see any flaws!"

Li Yuanji nodded and let Yang Jianhe go down.

Time passed like this, and although the city of Chang'an was still bustling with people, the day for Li Er to go to war soon arrived. On this day, Li Yuanji and Li Er appeared in the same frame again, and this time Li Yuanji was going to practice for Li Er.

"Second brother, this Western Expedition should be to show the power of the Tang Dynasty. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the mountains and rivers reach, they should all belong to the Tang Dynasty.

But don’t go too fast in the early stages. Second brother, remember what I said before. Go slow in the early stages and make sure to maintain a proper population ratio! "

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I know what you are doing and will follow your decision!"

Li Yuanji and Li Er looked at each other, Li Yuanji's eyes were full of trust and calmness. Finally, the two raised their glasses and drank them all.

"Second brother, I'm waiting for your good news here."

"Your Majesty, I am leaving now."

Li Eryi bowed and immediately returned to the front of the army, then set off with his army in a mighty manner.

Li Yuanji looked at Li Er's receding figure, then at Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Yuchi Baolin and others, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

Now the purpose of using Li Er has been basically achieved. Now all that is left is to deal with people like Yuchi Baolin and do some hard labor for him for free.

Only after watching Li Er lead his army away did Li Yuanji return to the palace.

Li Er, who was walking away, also looked back at the prosperous Chang'an in the distance. After a moment, he turned around resolutely and continued moving forward.

When Li Yuanji returned to the palace, he called Yang Jianhe.

"The Imperial Guards are ready at all times. As soon as they leave the Tang Dynasty, they will immediately start to capture those rats! If coordination with the army is required, make arrangements quickly and don't let anyone escape!"

"Your Majesty, I have already made all the arrangements. Under the coordination of Duke Qi, the army is fully prepared. As soon as Li Er leaves the Tang Dynasty, the operation will begin immediately!"

Li Yuanji looked at Yang Jianhe's faint excitement and smiled. This was almost another large-scale action of the Jinyiwei in recent years. It could be said to be very rare. No wonder Yang Jianhe was so excited.

After Yang Jianhe left, Li Yuanji began to think alone about who should go to Europe.

Li Yuanji gave up the idea of ​​direct control from the Tang Dynasty because the distance was too far. Even if communications and transportation were gradually improved later, it would still be too far away.

Direct management by the imperial court means sending officials to directly manage the country, and having the officials be responsible to them. This is fine now, but as time goes by, will those provincial governors outside the court have no ideas at all?
Anyway, Li Yuanji didn't believe that no one would have that idea. By that time, not only would there be people, but there would be a lot of them. Once a separatist regime was formed, problems would easily arise even if the main population had been changed to Tang people.

The best way is to send a prince there. If the prince dares to do that, because of his status, no matter who becomes emperor in the future, he will have to take back those places, otherwise the emperor will not be able to sit firmly on the throne.

If one of the princes of the newly-established empire really succeeds, he will not only occupy the existing Tang Dynasty, but also unify the princes of other newly-established empires. Moreover, no matter how they fight, in the end it will be the Tang Dynasty and nothing else.

What Li Yuanji wanted was unity, not division. If there was division, even if the whole world was filled with Han people, it wouldn't seem to make much sense, right?

Li Yuanji himself was not quite sure, but he would just continue along this path and take it one step at a time. He had never experienced these things himself, so he could only do his best.

However, when thinking about who to let go, Li Yuanji was a little troubled.

Europe is a big place. Wouldn't it be too much power for one person to go there? Would there be problems inside the country?
Li Yuanji thought for a while, then asked someone to call Cen Wenben.

"See Your Majesty."

"Jingren, sit down. I have something to ask you this time."

Li Yuanji then told Cen Wenben what he was thinking about, and Cen Wenben also fell into deep thought after listening.

After a long time, Cen Wenben looked up at Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty's concerns are very reasonable. If the territory there is really not small, I estimated that it would take more than five people to accomplish it."

Cen Wenben didn't say anything else after he finished speaking. He only said that there were more than five people. As for which five princes they were, that was decided by Li Yuanji himself and he must not mention it.

Li Yuanji thought about it and soon came up with an idea. He now had quite a few children. Over the years, Yang Qingwan and Wei Gui had given birth to quite a few children. Although there were only four people in his harem, he had quite a few children.

Having decided on this matter, he is now waiting for Li Er's matter to be concluded so that he can make arrangements.

Just then, Yang Jianhe hurried in again.

"Your Majesty, someone from the Firearms Bureau said that the Firearms Bureau has developed new firearms based on your Majesty's ideas."

Li Yuanji stood up immediately with a smile on his face. It was good to develop new firearms. New weapons had not appeared for a long time. The current weapons were upgraded back and forth based on the previous ones, and the number of upgrades was getting less and less.

"Take me there immediately."

Li Yuanji rushed straight to the Firearms Bureau without any delay.

When we arrived at the Firearms Bureau, Liu San was already waiting there.

"See Your Majesty."

"Everyone, get up quickly. Where is that new weapon? Take me over to have a look."

Li Yuanji was not in the mood to chat with Liu San and the others. Liu San and the others were very busy, and he was also very busy. Now he just wanted to know what the new weapon was.

"Your Majesty, please come with your attendants."

Liu San did not dare to delay and took Li Yuanji inside until they came to a shooting range, which was used by the Firearms Bureau to test firearms.

When he came here, Li Yuanji immediately knew that the new weapon should be a gun.

As Li Yuanji expected, when the tarpaulin on the table was lifted, two types of firearms appeared in front of him. Li Yuanji looked at them with his naked eyes and he was sure that one of them was extremely powerful. He was not sure about the other one, but he could probably guess that it should be an automatic or semi-automatic rifle.

"Your Majesty, this is a newly developed machine gun based on your ideas.

This model improves the rifle into a machine gun, while retaining the good features of the rifle and being a rifle that can fire continuously.

This rifle has a capacity of 15 rounds and can be fired continuously without having to pull the bolt every time you shoot.

After Liu San finished speaking, it turned out to be just as Li Yuanji had expected, that these were heavy machine guns and semi-automatic rifles.

(End of this chapter)