Hanjing.

In the imperial study, Li Shimin sat in front of the imperial desk and was stunned at a memorial. On one side of the hall, Wu Meiniang was accompanying King Jin and Princess Jin to draw and play.

Wu Meiniang looked at the emperor quietly, wondering why the emperor was distracted today.

The day Li Chao left Hanjing, Li Shimin was happy.

The guy who had been a little stressed in his heart finally left Hanjing. Last year, Li Chao also left Hanjing, but the governor who had agreed to be seven, finally Li Chao just ran to Bashang for more than half a year.

This time it was different. This time Li Chao went to Xindu, that very far away place, and he was going to be the governor.

The day after Li Chao left, he suddenly missed Li Chao a little.

Li Chao has been away for a month now, and he misses Li Chao very much.

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Under the Secretary of the Central Committee.

The Secretary of the Central Committee, Changsun Wushu, and the Shizhong Fang Xuanling, discussed something together.

"Wen Yuan must have arrived in Guangzhou now, right?"

"His boat is fast, I probably have arrived in Qinzhou."

The two prime ministers laughed.

"I really miss him a little."

In the Hanjing Zuixianlou, several officials sat in the private room for dinner.

"He is not in Beijing, and he always feels uncomfortable."

"That person in Beijing is just a mess. This time, he took His Royal Highness to the credentials to make trouble."

"Do you think Li Chao was exiled?"

"Of course not."

"But I always feel that something is wrong. Li Chao stayed well in Beijing and went to be the governor. Isn't this considered exile? The credibility is thousands of miles away. I don't think it's strange that Li Chao was exiled or something, but why did the prince go there too?"

Li Chao is the governor of Xindu, and the prince is the governor of Xindu, Hezhong, Xihai and other places.

This is the second time that the prince has been given the position of governor and has left the capital, but compared with the last time, there is a May incident last year, and many people are full of speculations about the confidence of the prince with Li Chao at this time.

"I don't know if Li Chao was exiled, but I know that the country of Japan will definitely be over."

"Yes, I'll watch a moment of silence for them first."

"Hahaha!"

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Zhao Prince's Mansion.

Li Chao left Xindu, and his father returned to western Liaoning.

Even the five older children in the family followed Li Chao to exercise. They were missing at home, and Cui Yingying always felt empty.

But she couldn't go with her.

"Don't worry, Thirteen Niang, if Du Shiniang and Zheng Wanyan go with them, they will take good care of Sanlang."

Cui Yingying pouted, "Who dares him, Li Wenyuan? Anyway, if you don't go out every few days, you will be itchy all over. I'm worried about those children."

Hongzhi smiled, "There is nothing to worry about, fourteen-year-old adult."

"If a few children suffer a little loss, I will never finish it with him. Alas, I don't know if they are used to it outside."

The eagles finally spread their wings and fly high. Maybe they will fly ugly now, but sooner or later they will train their wings to fly higher and farther.

"Thirteenth Lady, you should be happy. The children in the family are so promising. Many aristocratic children are just playboys, and our Li family's sons are not good at going out, and they are praised by everyone."

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Guangxi Road, Qinzhou Port.

As the fleet entered the port, several years have passed, this port where the Li family has invested countless energy and money. If it has become the third largest port in Lingnan, although it is ranked behind Guangzhou and Jiaozhou, it only started late and is already striving to catch up with it in all aspects.

"Huh, I can't even recognize it." Cheng Qian stood on the deck, looking at the huge city.

At that time, Qinzhou Port was very planning, but only Zhongcheng built the city walls, and both east and west cities only had cities but no walls. But over the years, the three cities in Qinzhou have now been established.

"How many people are there in Qinzhou Port now?"

"The population of 300,000 is still increasing." Li Chao was a little proud and proud. This was planned and created from scratch.

This place has become the largest seaport in the entire southwest and one of the most important ports on the maritime trade line.

Countless merchant ships enter and exit the port every day, countless southwestern materials leave the port here, and countless commodities are transported from all over the country, entering the port here and transporting into the southwest inland.

Port Pier.

A large group of officials and local council members were there to welcome the arrival of Li Chao and the prince.

"What a big fleet!"

"There are more than 300 boats."

"I didn't expect that the court attached so much importance to trust this time. Not only did it invite the Grand Master to come out, but it also gave so many soldiers."

"Hey, you don't know this, those soldiers are not all from the court."

"Ah? Not from the court?"

"There are some of the Northern Ya Navy, but there are only a dozen large ships, and there are three thousand navy masters. The rest of the ships are from the prince and the grand sect, as well as many nobles of trust."

As soon as these words came out, many people on the dock were surprised. This fleet entering the port looked at at least 300 ships of all sizes and sizes, with no less than 100 warships, and how could it have about 20,000 soldiers? But only 3,000 were the navy of the imperial court?

"Many of them were just selected ships, and many were merchant ships, and they were directly bought by the nobles. Some were merchant ships of the nobles, and this time they were armed for the rescue of credibility. There were also many ships serving as troop transport ships and baggage ships."

"As for those soldiers, many of them were guards of the nobles. This time, the nobles of Xindu spent a lot of money."

It is impossible for everyone to spend a lot of money. If the imperial system loses territory, it may be reclaimed.

The number of nobles in Xindu was no less than a thousand families. It was not uncommon for everyone to gather together and it would be very difficult to gather 20,000 private soldiers. If it weren't for not being able to gather too many ships for a while, let alone 20,000 private troops, it would be fine to raise 20,000 more. For everyone, it would be just a matter of recruiting twenty more people for the family.

On the contrary, the court finally had to urgently draw out more than a dozen warships and three thousand navy soldiers. If there were too many, they would not be able to draw out for a while.

Chengqian himself brought two thousand guards in the East Palace. In short, the court sent out five thousand soldiers.

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"Your Highness, let the soldiers go ashore and have some rest. We will replenish some equipment and food here and leave tomorrow."

"Okay." Cheng Qian nodded.

Sailing on the sea, especially long voyages, is actually very hard. After all, the sea is bumpy and the space is small, and the transport ships are almost full. Everyone can only sleep in the hammocks in the narrow cabin.

Every day, I have poor food.

Mainly dry food, fresh vegetables are at most bean sprouts. It’s okay to sail along the Tang Dynasty, and you can replenish some fresh vegetables and meat at any time by harbor. But after passing Jiaozhou Port, the more you go south, the harder it will be to replenish.

By then, fresh water will be scarce, so don’t mention taking a bath or something.

It is said that after three years of military service, the sow was as good as Diao Chan, but it was even better to sail on a long boat.

Going ashore to take a shower, have a good meal and drink some wine, find a place to take good care of your health, and then have a good sleep. This is the dream of many sailors.

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When the ship was docked, the officers on each ship announced the prince's order.

"You little boys, the prince and the grand master are polite and let you get ashore. You must keep our military rules in mind. From the moment you boarded the ship, you have already been a member of the Xindu Navy Army under the Governor General's Office. You are no longer the identity of the past, but a soldier. As soldiers, military discipline is the first."

"You can eat and drink well or sleep on the beach. There is no problem with you. But there is one thing, girls who have to pay for buying things and sleeping. They can't eat or hang out with tycoon prostitutes, and they can't fight with others! Not to mention robbery**. If anyone dares to do anything randomly, I will catch him back in person, then hang him on the mast, dry him for three days and three nights, dry him into a human, and finally chop him up and throw him into the sea to feed the sharks!"

A team of more than 20,000 people came ashore, and they were all Dajian brothers with money in their pockets.

The merchants in Qinzhou Port had already been prepared, and the officials were welcoming the prince and the grand tutor, while the merchants were all eyeing the soldiers' money bags.

Who doesn’t know that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are well treated and rich?

Especially those who serve in the army generally spend money generously, especially those of the navy. They are both rich and generous.

The brothels in the city were dispatched. Although it was still during the day, the bosses of each brothel drove all their girls up, regardless of when they were picking up last night, they all got up, took a shower, put on makeup, and finally took a car to the port.

Rows of girls were standing there, singing beautifully, greeting the soldiers who had just arrived on the pier.

Today, many jewelry shops and other shops in the city have also made a purchase. They rent various jewelry from girls, and they also have ready-to-wear shops rent beautiful clothes from girls.

Restaurants and hotels all come to attract customers.

There are also many small vendors who carry their hands and heads directly, bringing many merchants to sell them.

Get off the boat.

The soldiers were walking together in their newly-changed military uniforms.

"Wow, this Qinzhou Port looks so big."

"Ah, there are so many beautiful girls."

"Girls are so beautiful."
To be continued...