Chapter 720: Lingnan Affairs (Part 2)
In the Tang Dynasty, when ministers received the emperor's order, they would bow and listen at most, even if they were done, there were very few things that were as grand as Xiang Xun now. This was also the reason why the other officials behind him were shocked. Even when the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, such great etiquette only appeared above the most solemn ceremony, and such great ceremony was rare in a year.
Xiang Xun naturally did not act casually.
Now the Tang Dynasty court is controlled by Li Ze, and Li Ze’s respect for the emperor is not very good. The Supreme Emperor was placed in Zhenzhou to recuperate, while the young emperor studied in Wuwei Academy and could not even get in touch with the government affairs.
And he naturally showed supreme respect for the imperial power. The more he did this, the more he could occupy the commanding heights in morality, and also praised the completely different things between him and Li Ze.
Zhang Hui smiled and read out the will in his hand.
This is a decree for Xiang Xun, which is nothing more than commending the other party's loyalty to the country and his sincere intention to serve the country. At the same time, he also awarded the other party a county prince and a decree to the officials in Lingnan.
As for the purpose of enthroning Xiang Xun's granddaughter as the queen, it will naturally be officially announced after the girl arrives in Wuyi.
He helped Xiang Xun up from the ground with both hands, and Zhang Hui smiled and said, "I heard about Xiang Shuai Daming a long time ago. I finally saw him today. I am very happy and congratulating!"
Xiang Xun clasped his fists and looked at Zhang and replied: "Mr. Zhang himself, a family never expected this to be the honor of Xiang."
The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, and the name of a chapter are all well-known wherever he goes. This is not because he is now an important subordinate of Li Ze, and political differences do not affect his great achievements in academics.
"What are these?" Zhang Hui looked at the people behind Xiang Xun. Although he didn't know each other, it was obvious that they were not Xiang Xun's subordinates from their clothes and demeanor.
"I'll introduce it to Mr. Zhang!" Xiang Xun smiled and turned sideways, saying, "This is Rong Hong, the Fujian Observer."
"This is Tan Yuan, the governor of Gui Guan."
"This is Ruan Cheng, the Rongguan Manager."
Zhang Hui was a little surprised and clasped his fists and said, "I didn't expect to see three of you here, I'm lucky to see you!"
Fujian Observer smiled and said, "I didn't expect to see you, Mr. Zhang this time! The state is difficult, and we live in the southeast, but we are also worried about national affairs. But Mr. Zhang, to be honest, sometimes I really feel that I have the heart but lack strength. I don't know how to serve the country. I can only work hard to protect my own jurisdiction. This time, we also feel that we have finally had a leader. It's not okay to have no head! Without the backbone, everything we do is to be upset!"
Zhang Hui smiled: "The court has never forgotten all the Southeastern lords!"
Guan Guan Gong ordered Tan Yuan to say, "Mr. Zhang, please be honest. The court is too far away from us now. There is really no other way except to provide us with moral help. Fortunately, the court has finally given the backbone of the southeast. This is the seriousness!"
"The power is scattered in the southeast, and the current situation is difficult. Many ambitious people are aggressive and are eyeing us! Only by gathering all the forces can we resist those ambitious people and ensure that the country in the Tang Dynasty will not fall!" Rong Guan Zheng sent Ruan Cheng sighed.
"Everyone said it very well!" Zhang Hui nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty and Li Xiang are all intimate about your sincere desire to serve the country. Earlier, Li Xiang has been fighting constantly in order to stabilize the situation in the north and ensure the safety of the court and Your Majesty. After several years, Zhang Zhongwu from the Northeast made him surrender, forcing Tubo to retreat to the plateau and spit out the land of our Tang Dynasty that he had occupied in large quantities. Li Xiang even used his wonderful moves, which made the Tubo domestic wars and no longer had the power to pose a threat to our Tang Dynasty. After several years of war, our Tang soldiers suffered heavy casualties, but they never retreated. Now, we finally took a breath."
Looking at the four people with slightly different expressions, Zhang Hui turned around, pointed to the huge ship of the Dingyuan behind him, and smiled: "Now that the court has improved slightly, he will do his best to support the Southeastern masters. Dozens of merchant ships outside carry enough weapons equipped with tens of thousands of people. These are the best weapons of our Tang Dynasty. Now, even if the land is cut off, as long as the sea has not dried up, the court will never stop the support of the Southeastern government."
Chapter Ching said this very tough.
Over the years, the court has been fighting everywhere and fighting with all kinds of enemies, but the southeast of your troops have not moved and the food has not moved. Now the situation has improved, and we have turned around to support you guys who have never been on the battlefield to fight for the court. We have done our best, so don’t sing any high-profile in front of us. If you really want to sing high-profile, we can only sing.
And the last few words are the threat of nude.
What does it mean to live in a corner of the southeast and stay away from the court and need a backbone?
There is only one backbone of yours, that is the court.
Of course, the current court is actually Li Ze and Li Xiang.
Don’t think that the land is cut off by pseudo-liang and other towns with different thoughts, but as long as the sea is there, our tentacles can reach the southeast. Don’t think that you will have the capital to bargain with the court after being held together. In the eyes of the court, you are not the only one.
Since we can transport the supportive armies for you from the sea, we can also transport the army from the sea continuously. Don’t think that we want to break away from the court’s jurisdiction and do whatever we want to do if we are far away from the court.
Everyone is smart, and if you click a little, you will naturally understand the meaning of the words.
Although Xiang Xun and others were unhappy, they just looked at the huge Dingyuan in the port and the strong soldiers on both sides of the ship, but they felt that they had nothing to say.
In terms of strength, of course, the Northern court should be stronger.
"Mr. Zhang said very well!" Xiang Xunqiang said with a smile: "Xiang has already prepared a banquet in his mansion. He not only welcomes Mr. Zhang, but also takes advantage of the opportunity that Mr. Rong and others are here. You can discuss what to do next? Mr. Zhang is an important official in the court. With Mr. Zhang's guidance, we are more confident in our hearts."
"Okay, okay!" Zhang Hui nodded repeatedly: "This time, Zhang was entrusted by Li Xiang and was about to discuss with the people of the south and the south to discuss the situation of attacking the north and the south. To be honest, the current situation is still quite difficult, and we need to unite. Please!"
"Please please, Mr. Zhang!"
It was already late at night when Xiang Zhen returned to the Jiemaster's Mansion. I accompanied Zhang Hui to drink with some people from Wuyi, but he had to take charge of the actual affairs behind him. He was busy until now, and was extremely tired, but he still couldn't rest.
"Father, all the ordnances transported from Wuyi have been transported to the warehouse." He sat down, drank the bird's nest brought by the servant in one gulp, and said to Zhen.
"How is the quality?" Xiang Xun's intention to drink strongly. The people from Wuyi were all drunk. They wanted to use the benefits of the landlord to make Zhang Hui feel dizzy and see if they could use the intention of drinking to spy on some secrets. Unexpectedly, Zhang Hui's alcohol tolerance was far from comparable to everyone. Rong Hong, Tan Yuan, Ruan Cheng and others were drunk, but Zhang Hui was still very sober and talked endlessly, but he was full of empty words.
Seeing that he could not spy, he was seduced by Zhang Hui so that Rong Hong and others could not control themselves. Xiang Xun could only cut the mess quickly and quickly formed a banquet and sent Wuyi and his people to the inn to rest.
"It's all good things. It's indeed the latest martial arts weapons in Wuyi. Many of them are not made by us. Their power is just the same as those I saw when I was in Wuyi. In this regard, the court did not fool us. After changing these weapons and equipment, our combat effectiveness will have a big leap." Xiang Zhen was a little excited.
"If you can't make it yourself, it will be a hidden danger. You can't always rely on others. If you damage one piece, you will lose one piece. One day, others will no longer give it to us?" Xiang Xun said coldly: "Now Li Ze is still counting on us to restrain the fake beams in the south, so he will naturally be very generous!"
"After I came back from Wuyi, I handed over all the relevant drawings to our general camp." Xiang Zhen sighed: "But we will tell me that we can also make these things individually, but large-scale manufacturing does not meet the conditions. He said that if we insist on imitating these things in Wuyi, we are afraid that our original manufacturing system will be pushed back and forth. This is not a burden that we can bear at all."
"I understand." Xiang Xun said: "These weapons and equipment are all equipped with ships. We will have no way to be self-sufficient in a short period of time, right?"
"Yes."
"Tell me that I will be a large supervisor and try it out on a small scale. In addition, in the coastal areas, we will prepare for the future from now on. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand." Xiang Zhen nodded. Since he could not compete with the other party at sea, he could only find a way to isolate the other party from sea to prevent him.
"Rong Hong, Tan Yuan and Ruan Cheng come this time, and they can't let them go back empty-handed. They prepare some weapons and weapons for them to take them back. They also need to prepare some silver coins. Where can Rong Hong give him one million coins, and Tan Yuan and Ruan Cheng each have 500,000 coins."
"Why?" Xiang Zhen was puzzled.
"The strength demonstrated by the court made them a little shaken." Xiang Xun said thoughtfully: "At this time, we should not care about any money. We have raised the people in Lingnan for so many years. Now is the time for them to feed back."
"Do you need to increase taxes?"
"Yes, we need to increase taxes." A smile appeared on Xiang Xun's face: "Aren't the imperial envoy from the court here? At this time, we announced the increase in taxes and publicity, we might as well put this hat on the court. It's not that I, Xiang Xun, was greedy, but that the court had suppressed it, and I had to do it."
"Father's move is extremely clever." Xiang Zhen gave a thumbs up and exclaimed repeatedly.
Chapter completed!