Chapter 288 Untitled
It must be said that Li Yin’s going to sea was a well-hidden secret.

In terms of the ability to hide, it is comparable to the game science of later generations.

Feng Qing didn't get the news until he was about to go out to sea.

But Feng Qing cannot be blamed. After all, he is busy with affairs in Dengzhou and has no time to pay attention to Li Yin.

But this matter can be a big deal or a small deal, and whether it is a big deal or not depends entirely on Lao Li's mood.

If Li Shimin was unreasonable, the blame could still be put on him.

But after all, Feng Qing is an able official, and also Li Xiang's adoptive father-in-law, so it is highly likely that the blame cannot be put on him.

The day before going to sea, Li Yin came to the Dengzhou Grand Marshal's Mansion in a grand manner, sat leisurely in the main hall and waited until Feng Qing came to rest.

When Feng Qing returned to the Grand Marshal's Mansion and saw Li Yin, he was somewhat surprised.

"Why is your Majesty so free today?"

Logically speaking, with Li Yin's personality, he would like to live and eat at the port every day, so there is no way he would come here for no reason.

"We're going out to sea tomorrow, so I came to say goodbye to you." Li Yan replied with a smile.

"Going out to sea?" Feng Qing sat up straight and asked with a frown, "What sea?"

"Don't worry about it." Li Yan said with a smile: "I came here to say goodbye to you, not to listen to your lectures - hey, Lao Feng, I think it's not a good idea for you to be single all the time, how about I bring you a Japanese woman when I come back?"

When Feng Qing heard the word "Japan", his heart instinctively rose.

He did know that Li Yin's destination for training in Dengzhou this time was Japan - but he had just received news that Japan had begun to support the Silla rebels, and it was obviously inappropriate to go to Japan at this time.

"You mean, you want to go to Japan?" Feng Qing asked cautiously.

"Yes." Li Yin was also very single, so he stopped pretending and came clean.

Feng Qing subconsciously wanted to dissuade him, but then he changed his mind and realized that it would be useless to persuade Li Yin, a bad guy. It would also make both of them unhappy.

Instead of everyone being unhappy, it’s better to just pretend you didn’t hear it, so that no one will be upset.

Thinking of this, Feng Qing said, "Wait a minute."

Then, he lowered his head and searched on the table, and took out two pictures: "These are Japanese sea charts and maps, you may be able to use them."

"You have this good thing?" Li Yin asked with great interest. He really didn't expect that he would have an unexpected gain.

"Your Highness had previously asked all places to look for sea charts to Japan, as well as maps of Japan." Feng Qing said truthfully, without any intention of seeking credit: "In fact, Your Highness gave them to you, the king, to use when sailing. Now they are back to their rightful owners."

"Then I'm glad I came to take a look, otherwise, who knows how long you, Old Feng, would have been hiding." Li Yin snatched the map angrily.

"..."

Feng Qing decided not to bother with this jerk. It would be useless to bother with him...

Seeing Feng Qing's unhappy expression, Li Yin also laughed: "Look at you, Old Feng, why are you so ignorant of humor? I'm just joking with you, look at you..."

"It's settled then. When I come back from Japan, I will definitely bring you some Japanese girls—" Li Yin once again promised Feng Qing: "Don't worry, Old Feng. With our relationship, there's nothing to say!"

"I am satisfied that you can return safely." Feng Qing said helplessly: "As the saying goes, food and grass must be prepared before the army moves. Since you are preparing to sail to Japan, have you prepared food and grass?"

"Otherwise we have a good relationship," Li Yin said with a smile, "Among all the officials appointed by the court, you, Old Feng, are the one that pleases me the most. Don't worry about the food and fodder. I have already ordered people to buy enough food and fodder for more than a month. It is enough."

"Is it enough?" Feng Qing asked with a frown.

"Of course it's enough, don't worry." Li Yin gave Feng Qing reassurance.

Since he said so, Feng Qing had no reason to continue asking.

Feng Qing always follows the principle of not worrying about issues that you shouldn’t worry about.

"I'll take this picture, and we'll say goodbye now." Li Yan stuffed the picture into his arms and said, "Just wait for my letter."

"No problem, have a safe trip, my king." Feng Qing said to Li Yin, "I'll see you off at the port tomorrow."

"Don't come on, I'm usually very busy in the Governor's Mansion, just do your thing, I don't need you to send me off." Li Yan waved his hand: "It's enough that the intention is there, we don't care about that."

After saying that, Li Yin stood up, twisted his body, and walked out with his belly sticking out, looking like a crab.

Feng Qing shook his head. This funny guy is really...

Having said that, he immediately wrote a report and planned to have someone send it to Youzhou the next day to report the matter to Li Xiang.

The next day at noon, Feng Qing was not idle either. He put down the work at hand and went to the port to see Li Yin off.

Li Yin was also very happy. He was polite, but in fact he still hoped that Feng Qing could see him off...

He held Feng Qing's hand at the port and mentioned Japanese women to him several times, which made Feng Qing blush. He kept regretting why he came to send this bastard off...

At the same time Li Yin went out to sea, Xu Jingzong and Li Jingren also returned to Youzhou.

Nowadays, Li Xiang is very busy. No matter whether it is Youzhou or Wuqing, he is indispensable everywhere.

Li Shiji's army had already set out, heading north to join forces with the Uighurs and other tribes to attack the Xueyantuo. Li Xiang was also responsible for supervising logistics.

Fortunately, the issue in Dengzhou was resolved, which temporarily solved the urgent problem in Youzhou.

"You're back just in time." Di Renjie said to Xu Jingzong and Li Jingren outside the hall, "Your Highness has been worrying about raising military supplies these past two days. If he knew you were back, he would definitely be happy."

Li Xiang was taking a nap in the hall. When he heard the noise outside, he woke up, got up and walked out the door.

"Your Highness." The three of them saluted together.

"No need to be so polite." Li Xiang nodded, then looked at Xu Jingzong and Li Jingren, "Are you back?"

"Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission." Xu Jingzong said with his hands crossed.

Li Xiang looked at Xu Jingzong, but didn't criticize him. He smiled and said, "This time, sending you, Old Xu, to Dengzhou is considered a party for you."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Xu Jingzong was not humble. This was not the time to be humble. If he were to be humble, wouldn't it be implying that the leader did not know how to judge people?

Therefore, being humble can make the leader appear to have a keen eye for talent.

"Old Xu, you." Li Xiang laughed and asked Li Jingren, "The money and grain collected in Dengzhou this time can be regarded as relieving the urgent need of Youzhou. As for the Duke of Ying, I am not very worried, but the current situation in Liaodong..."

At this point, Li Xiang frowned.

"Your Highness, don't worry. Before we set off, Feng Changshi had already sent a fleet to Pyongyang for reinforcements." Xu Jingzong said with his hands crossed.

"Yes." Li Xiang nodded and said, "I am still very confident in the work of Feng Changshi."

"Your Highness, don't worry. With Su Dingfang's ability, the Silla rebels and the Japanese army will definitely not pose any threat to the Andong Protectorate." Di Renjie saw that Li Xiang still had some doubts, so he comforted him. Li Xiang couldn't help but smile when he heard Di Renjie's words.

Xu Jingzong suddenly said, "In my opinion, Your Highness is probably not worried about the Andong Protectorate, right?"

"Why do you think so?" Li Xiang raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Jingzong.

"With the ability of the Andong Protectorate, even if it cannot help the Silla royal family restore the country, it will not be a problem to hold on for three to five years." Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "But the Silla people are fickle. If we help them suppress the rebellion, I am afraid that they will be dissatisfied with our Tang Dynasty again in the future and cause trouble again."

"Therefore, I think that what Your Highness is worried about is whether the joining of Japan and Silla rebels this time can eliminate the trouble once and for all." Xu Jingzong said finally.

Hearing Xu Jingzong's words, Li Xiang relaxed his brows and smiled.

"The one who understands me is the Yan clan."

When saying this, Li Xiang felt a little uncomfortable.

This Yan clan...it sounds a lot like Yanzu every time I read it.

Although Lao Xu does look no worse than Daniel Wu.

"But I think Your Highness does not need to worry." Xu Jingzong continued, "The focus of the Tang Dynasty now lies in Xueyantuo. After dealing with Xueyantuo, we can deal with the affairs of Silla."

"After the Silla rebels and the Japanese army are completely wiped out, the Tang Dynasty can use the excuse that the Silla king is incompetent and has caused domestic turmoil to move him to Chang'an. This will not only save his family lineage, but also eliminate future troubles for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Xiang turned his gaze to Di Renjie.

"I think what Xu Changshi said is correct." Di Renjie cupped his hands and said, "I also think it is feasible. We can take this opportunity to move the royal family of Silla to Chang'an, establish a protectorate in Silla to govern it, and assimilate it into the Tang Dynasty in the long run."

"Jingren, what do you think?" Li Xiang looked at Li Jingren.

"Your Highness, I also think this is feasible." Li Jingren said with a bow.

"Yes." Li Xiang knocked on the table: "But there is no rush for this matter. We have to wait until the matter over at Xueyantuo is settled before we can put it on the agenda."

"You have worked hard on this trip to Dengzhou. I will give you three days of rest." Li Xiang said again.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Jingren and Xu Jingzong said in unison.

A day off means rest. Who would want to go to work if they can rest?

It doesn't matter if we give them a holiday. After all, Youzhou doesn't need a inspector for now.

For now, the affairs of Youzhou are not too heavy and are finally on the right track.

In addition, with Li Xiang's deliberate spreading of the news, what happened in Dengzhou had been passed on to Youzhou intactly.

After hearing about what happened to the Song family in Dengzhou, the wealthy families in Youzhou had to walk with their crotches between their legs, for fear that they would displease the inspector and have old grievances brought up and implicate the entire family.

But there are also those who are determined to do it. They think that their fundamental interests have been damaged and they have to go against Li Xiang - but now they dare not act rashly and are still waiting and watching.

No one wanted to be the first to stand out and be pulled out as an example by the Crown Prince.

Of course, the news about the Jianxiu institution also spread to Chang'an City.

There was already an uproar in the Prince of Wei's mansion.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Ting said excitedly, "This inspector has the signs of the Embroidered Uniform Envoy of the Han Dynasty. How can a monarch tolerate such a cruel official to make up stories and put people in jail? "

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone in the Prince of Wei's mansion shouted.

Nothing else, mainly because of fear.

After all, they are on the same boat with the King of Wei. If we really want to investigate, they have been somewhat unclean over the years. If the investigation is really led to believe that they are the ones who are responsible, they will be skinned alive if they don't die.

As the saying goes, when a rabbit dies, the fox mourns; when creatures of their own kind feel grief, that's the truth.

However, Li Tai's fat face was distorted.

It’s nothing, he’s just really conflicted.

If this inspector was established by Li Chengqian, then Li Tai must be the first to impeach him.

No matter what infuriating things my elder brother has done, I, Li Tai, will uphold justice.

But the problem is that this inspection post was established by Li Xiang.

There is nothing wrong with Li Tai in his life except his good reputation.

To put it bluntly, he and King Liang Liu Wu have similar temperaments, and both are first-rate literary youths.

If he were asked to compete with his elder brother Li Chengqian, he could go; but if he were asked to compete with his eldest nephew... he would not be able to save face.

Not to mention asking him to impeach Li Xiang, which is simply impossible.

"I already know about Dengzhou." Li Tai looked gloomy and said after looking around: "The Crown Prince was right about this matter. If everyone can rely on this mentality to think that their own piece of land is more important than others, then should we still build the Tang Dynasty?"

"It's not as simple as asking them to give up some of their interests. You must know that this part of the interests was benefited by the Crown Prince! Now that Youzhou is in need, they are sitting on the shore watching the boat capsize. Isn't that ungrateful? If I were in power, I'm afraid I would do something even more ruthless than the Crown Prince! This matter ends here, and don't mention it again in the future!"

"Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."

Wei Ting was about to speak, but Li Tai glared at him and glared back at him.

"I have my own opinion on this matter." Li Tai flicked his sleeves.

Seeing the king's attitude, the crowd didn't dare to persuade him anymore.

In the Lizheng Hall, Li Shimin held Feng Qing's detailed memorial in his hand and felt happier the more he read it.

This inspection office is a really good one. Xiang'er needs to think about it carefully. It should not only be a temporary establishment, but such a handy department should be permanent.

But then again, the means must be restrained, as Lao Li still cares a lot about his reputation.

There was nothing he could do as Li Shimin did not have any similar institution at his disposal.

For example, the Bad People are an exaggerated thing made up in cartoons. In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, the Bad People were more like temporary urban management staff.

Do you expect a group of city management officers to have the ability of the KGB? How is that possible?

Another thing is the "Li Jing Men" that is prevalent in various online articles. In fact, it originated from a random fabrication by a Zhihu netizen...

However, as Old Li flipped through the pages, his expression changed.

There is nothing special about it. The first half is the account of Xu Jingzong and Li Jingren in Dengzhou, and the second half is a report to Li Shimin about Li Yin's voyage to the sea.

"This Sixth Brother is really making a fuss!" Li Shimin angrily slammed the letter on the table and cursed viciously.

After scolding, Li Shimin still felt unsatisfied and thought that he should go find Concubine Yang to settle the score!
(End of this chapter)