Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 236: Your Majesty went north to Youzhou. If not to attack Goguryeo, then what else could it be?
"Where is Shanghai County?"

Xiao Yu went to ask local officials.

“It’s just a small county.”

Wang Zhitong, the deputy governor of Runzhou, asked in confusion, "Duke, why did you suddenly mention this little place?"

"Is there anything special there?"

Xiao Yu asked.

"There's nothing special about it. It's quite lively there lately because seafood is so popular."

"That's weird."

Xiao Yu twisted his beard and asked, "Why did the prince specifically mention such a small county?"

“Just because of seafood?”

“Not really.”

Wang Zhitong was surprised and asked, "Where is the prince going?"

"Yes." Xiao Yu nodded, "I don't quite understand the prince's thoughts."

"However, you have to take good care of Shanghai. There must not be any mistakes."

Wang Zhitong nodded seriously and said, "I understand."

"Send someone over right away to make the arrangements. We will definitely not let the prince see anything bad."

Xiao Yu said: "The official road must be repaired, this is the most important thing."

"Yes!"

Wang Zhitong did not stand up immediately. He looked hesitant and said hesitantly, "Duke, do you want to arrange for beautiful women to serve His Highness?"

Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "The women selected by each family serve the prince. They should know what to do."

"Let's not waste our time."

"It would be bad if you displease the prince."

He knew what the other party meant, which was to give the prince a Jiangnan-style meal.

What are the features?
Of course it’s the oiran.

"Duke, if the prince wants to change his taste..."

Wang Zhitong didn't say anything else.

What is available in Jiangnan may not be available in Chang'an.

What if the prince likes it?
"This is true."

Xiao Yu thought about it and said, "Just in case of emergency."

"First check whether those are innocent and clean."

"Yes!"

……

After Li Chengqian summoned officials from Jiangnan, he rested for two days and then started to follow the planned itinerary.

He did not stay in Jinling City for long, but stayed wherever he went.

A royal tour should look like a royal tour.

When he went to a place, he asked the local people what their needs were and what government improvements needed to be made.

Then they'll spend money.

Spreading money is not as simple as giving rewards to the people.

Funds will also be allocated to local governments to meet the needs of the people and improve areas that are lacking.

"how much is it?"

"The prince has allocated 100,000 strings of cash."

"so much?"

"Ah, I regret it so much. Why did I let the people keep silent? Really, I missed such a good opportunity in vain."

"Me too. If I had known this would happen, I would have let the people complain."

"Fortunately, fortunately, the prince hasn't come to me yet..."

The style of government offices in various parts of Jiangnan suddenly changed.

Before, the people were asked to keep their mouths shut and only report good news but not bad news.

Now, we have to announce both good news and bad news.

Otherwise, the prince would not allocate funds to the government except for giving rewards to the people.

"The prince is really rich."

Wang Zhitong exclaimed: "After this inspection, the prince has awarded millions of strings of cash."

"If we are on the way back to Chang'an, wouldn't the counties along the way have to give out tens of millions of coins as rewards?"

Xiao Yu took a sip of tea and asked, "How many tens of millions?"

"This is just a drizzle for the prince."

"By the way, how are the things I asked you to prepare going?"

Wang Zhitong immediately said seriously: "It's ready."

"The snowflake salt was given to us by His Highness." Xiao Yu said, "We have made a lot of money in the past year."

“Now is the time for us to show our support.”

"Changan's share is nothing. This is the big share."

He said: "By the way, remind those who received the grant not to pocket the money, but to get the work done."

"Tell them to think about the younger generations who serve as officials in the East Palace."

"Is it worth it to sacrifice the future of future generations for such a small amount of money?"

"Yes!"

……

In the blink of an eye.

Li Chengqian has been in Jiangnan for more than a month.

The weather is also gradually warming up.

But there were still many places in Jiangnan that he had not inspected.

However, he was not in a hurry as he had plenty of time to go and see.

"Where is your majesty?"

"Father has arrived in Taiyuan." Li Zhi said, "Father is going to continue north to Youzhou."

Li Chengqian showed a look of surprise, "Your Majesty is going to take action against Goguryeo?"

Beyond Youzhou is Goguryeo.

If Li Shimin wanted to go there, he would probably have to bring a large army with him.

This would certainly cause Goguryeo to be on guard and vigilant.

Maybe, given Li Shimin's temper, he would really order an attack out of the blue.

After all, preparations for the expedition against Goguryeo had been going on for almost two years.

Everything is ready, everything is in place, only the time to start is missing.

"not sure."

Li Zhi said: "Didn't the emperor say that my brother would go north after touring Jiangnan?"

"I won't go to Shannan Road. My brother is going to Henan Road."

Li Chengqian nodded his forehead.

His plan was to take the Shannan Road once he finished in Jiangnan and if he had enough time, he would go to Jiannan for a trip.

But now Li Shimin was going from Luoyang to Taiyuan to Youzhou.

Ask him to take the Henan Road.

It would be impossible to go according to the original plan.

He was also worried that Li Shimin would suddenly go crazy and attack Goguryeo directly.

"What's going on in Chang'an?"

"No, Duke Liang and my uncle handled everything very well."

Li Zhi said: "An urgent report will be delivered in three to five days."

"The food and weapons were not moved?"

“Nothing was mentioned.”

Li Chengqian asked Li Zhi to bring the urgent letter. After reading it, he found no hint of changing the content in the letter.

It seems that Li Shimin had no intention of attacking Goguryeo.

Or maybe Li Shimin is still hesitating.

"Zhi Nu, call Pei Xingjian over."

"Oh..." Li Zhi was a little confused as to what he wanted Pei Xingjian to do.

This time, Pei Xingjian led a thousand prince guards and entourage.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian said, "Pei Xingjian, you should send my order to the Crown Prince's guards stationed in Chang'an immediately."

"Tell Xue Li to order the Crown Prince's guards to be fully armed and march to Luoyang."

"Keep an eye on your majesty's movements. Once your majesty goes to Youzhou, immediately go to Taiyuan to garrison."

Li Zhi looked shocked. What was his brother going to do?
Although Pei Xingjian was confused, he accepted the order and went down.

"Child slave."

"Served with pen and ink!"

Li Chengqian said.

Li Zhi hurriedly put his things in place, but saw that his brother didn't move at all.

"I told you to write ..."

"Oh!"

Li Chengqian wrote several letters.

One for Fang Xuanling, one for Changsun Wuji, and one for Li Xiaogong.

There is nothing wrong with mobilizing the Prince's guards to come to Jiangnan.

But to go to Luoyang, you also have to go to Taiyuan.

That's different.

Li Chengqian has to take all aspects into consideration.

He was very worried that Li Shimin would act on impulse and mobilize the troops prepared in Shandong to go to war with Goguryeo.

When fighting against Goguryeo, Li Chengqian was not afraid of anything else but he was afraid that Li Shimin would not be able to defeat him and suffer a defeat, which would cause him to become mentally unbalanced.

This thing is hard to figure out. If Li Shimin has any psychological problems, it will be troublesome.

"Write another memorial to His Majesty."

“I expect to go north to Henan Road in late July, early August.”

"The Crown Prince's Guards are mobilized..."

Li Chengqian mobilized the power of the Prince's Guard, and Li Shimin found it difficult to interfere, but he should tell him.

This is to prevent misunderstandings.

As for why you don’t bring all of them when you go to Jiangnan, you have to bring them when you go to Shandong.

That depends on different people’s opinions.

What if the prince is afraid of the Shandong family?

This view makes the Shandong family uncomfortable.

"Send it as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

……

Changan.

Fang Xuanling read by lamplight at night, drinking tea pot after pot.

His Majesty and the Crown Prince are not in Chang'an, so he must be very careful in everything he does to avoid any mistakes.

"Aye."

"Jiangnan Express."

Fang Yizheng said while panting.

"what happened?"

Fang Xuanling took the express delivery, turned his back, checked that the lacquer seal was intact, then opened it and read through it quickly, his expression slightly changing.

"Aye, what happened?"

"The prince wants to mobilize the guards to Luoyang."

There is nothing to hide, Fang Xuanling said.

"what?"

"Why?"

Fang Yizheng exclaimed in surprise.

"This is none of your business."

Fang Xuanling looked at the sky and said, "It looks like I won't need to sleep tonight."

the next day.

Fang Xuanling met with Zhangsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong.

"received?"

"received."

Li Xiaogong sighed, "Your Highness doubts your Majesty's intention to go north to Youzhou."

"I said you should take me with you."

"This is just great."

Chang Sun Wuji said: "It's too late to say this now."

"Everyone knows your majesty's intention."

"We should prepare as early as possible."

When they learned that His Majesty was going north to Youzhou, they almost subconsciously thought of Goguryeo.

Because it's too obvious, too tendentious.

"Prime Minister Fang, what do you think?"

Fang Xuanling paused and said, "Luoyang and Taiyuan both have military equipment and food stored. If Your Majesty really wants to take action, he should transfer these two places first."

"However, there are no signs for the time being. We should consult His Majesty before making a decision."

"Holy will, we cannot speculate."

The prince can doubt, but he can also do it.

It was the Prince's Guard that was mobilized, but the power of the imperial court was not used.

As ministers who stayed in Chang'an, they could not act based on speculation.

"What Fang Xiang said makes sense."

"Then please ask your majesty."

……

Taiyuan.

Li Shimin came back from outside to rest. As soon as he sat down, he received a report from Chang'an.

He took a look at it and threw it aside.

"Shangguan Yi, do you think my intention is so obvious?" He was very puzzled.

The prince knew it, and the officials in Chang'an knew it too.

Fortunately, Wei Zheng was not in front of him, otherwise, he would have been hit in the face by now.

This is the freedom of being outside.

Shangguan Yi: “…”

Your Majesty, it's not so obvious that you are just short of giving the order directly.

Where is Youzhou?
Further north is Goguryeo. Why don't you go anywhere else but Youzhou? Everyone knows what you are going to do.

No one pointed it out.

"Your Majesty really wants to take action against Goguryeo."

Liu Rengui whispered, "It is better to give the order as soon as possible."

"No, I just want to go and take a look."

Li Shimin said stubbornly: "Youzhou is also a beautiful land of our Tang Dynasty. Let me see what's wrong."

"If the prince wants to transfer, let him transfer."

"As long as I know what Changan wants to do, it's fine."

amount.

Your Majesty, you really want to fight.

"Shangguan Yi, reply to Chang'an with your original words."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)