"Why are you suddenly interested in the Liaodong incident?" Li Hong smiled and said with a smile when he heard Zhang Zong ask about Xue Rengui and Liu Rengui.

"Liaodong has now entered a critical period. Silla is ambitious to annex the hometowns of Baekje and Goguryeo, constantly making trouble behind the scenes. Moreover, they have occupied some territory. If the court does not give a painful blow, the Liaodong Peninsula may be lost to Silla!" Zhang Zong warned very seriously.

As far as Zhang Zong knows, although the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje, it left the Silla family the dominant. The Silla wolf was ambitious and wanted to expand outward. Even in their opinion, the entire Liaodong Peninsula should have been their territory, and they eventually succeeded. Not long after Liu Rengui was transferred back to Chang'an in history, the entire Liaodong Peninsula fell into the hands of Silla.

"It's just a Silla, not as serious as you think. Although Liu Rengui was transferred back, there is still General Xue in charge. In addition, the Liaodong Army is also very elite. Even if it can't attack, there is still no problem with defense!" Li Hong chuckled indifferently.

Zhang Zong looked at the expression on the other person's face and finally understood what the problem was. In recent years, the Tang Dynasty's national strength was at its peak and the army was almost invincible. This made all Tang people feel a sense of arrogance. Even if there were lessons like Da Feichuan before, it still could not make most people wake up. Li Hong is the representative of it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zong couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and then spoke solemnly: "Crown Prince, your words may make some sense, but General Xue is good at land warfare and has no experience in water warfare. He even wrote several letters to the court to send others, but why did the court insist on letting him take charge of the water army?"

Seeing that Zhang Zong was so concerned about the matter in Liaodong, Li Hong finally sat upright, then sighed and said, "Actually, I don't hide it from you. Liu Rengui was transferred back and Xue Rengui was in charge of the navy. I was all suggested to my father!"

"Why?" Although Zhang Zong was mentally prepared, he still asked in confusion when he heard this. These things were so unreasonable, and they really didn't seem to be something Li Hongneng did.

"Liu Rengui is the position of the left son of the crown prince, and he is very supportive of me. Now that I have controlled my condition, I have also taken over many government affairs. I need a capable helper around me. In addition, this helper must be able to restrain the people in the palace. Looking at the court, only Liu Rengui, who has military achievements and is good at government affairs, is the most suitable!"

Li Hong finally explained the reason why he transferred Liu Rengui back. Before Wu Meiniang established the North Gate Bachelor, which had become a force in the court. Although Li Hong's Eastern Palace officials were not afraid of the other party, if they wanted to completely overwhelm the North Gate Bachelor, there must be a heavyweight, so he chose Liu Rengui.

"Okay, even if Liu Rengui is transferred back, why did he let Xue Rengui, who doesn't understand water war, take charge of the navy?" Zhang Zong asked again after hearing this.

"The Liaodong Peninsula is surrounded by sea on three sides, so the navy is more convenient than the army. When Emperor Taizong went on an expedition to Goguryeo, he expanded the navy, which even caused dissatisfaction among the people. Now the largest navy in the Tang Dynasty is stationed in the Liao army, which is larger than the army and has stronger combat power. Such an important army must naturally be in the hands of people who trust. My father and I both have the same idea, so I handed over this important task to General Xue."

Li Hong paused and then said, "As for General Xue's failure to learn from water wars, this is not a big problem. There are other generals in the navy, and the court has no plans to destroy Silla for the time being, so they only need to defend. In addition, Silla's primary school is weak, so I don't think it can cause any big storm!"

"There is no trivial matter in the army, let alone the major matter of replacing the general in the army. If I were King Silla, I would definitely take the opportunity to attack the Tang naval army in large numbers. As long as I break through the naval army, the morale of the Tang army will be completely lost. By then, Silla will be able to unify the Liaodong Peninsula!" Zhang Zong also said earnestly when he heard this.

"This..." Li Hong also showed a hesitant expression when he heard Zhang Zong's words. It was not that he was moved by Zhang Zong's words, but that he didn't know how to refuse, because he still didn't believe that Silla could defeat the Tang army.

"Your Highness, the old general Xue has been in the army for many years and is sure of the army. Even he wrote several letters to the court to send another naval general. Obviously, he also guessed that Silla would have any abnormal movements, and his ability was not enough to be competent for the navy. If the court did not pay attention to it, then the decades of Emperor Taizong and the Emperor in Liaodong would be destroyed!" Zhang Zong suddenly stood up at this time, and then he solemnly bowed to Li Hong.

This is the first time Zhang Zong asked Li Hong for this. It was not only because of Xue Rengui's personal fate, but also because of the hard-willed Liaodong, Silla, was picked up by Silla. Speaking of which, the Silla people are really in line with each other, and it has been very disgusting from ancient times to the present.

Li Hong was finally a little shaken when he heard this. After thinking for a while, he finally looked up at Zhang Zong and said, "Let's do this, Liu Rengui will return to Chang'an the day after tomorrow. I will ask for his opinion. If he also thinks it is inappropriate to let Xue Rengui take charge of the navy, I will persuade my father to change to someone else!"

"Thank you, Prince, but the faster the matter is, the better, and later it will change!" Zhang Zong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Although Li Hong did not agree directly, at least he listened. As long as there is nothing unexpected happening in Liu Rengui, the tragedy of the loss of the Liaodong Peninsula in history should be avoided.

"Don't worry, there is no abnormal movement in Liaodong yet, and I will give you an answer as soon as possible!" Li Hong nodded again after hearing this. Since he agreed to Zhang Zong, no matter what the final result is, he will give Zhang Zong an accurate answer.

"By the way, it's a coincidence that the books printed tomorrow will be launched on a large scale. At that time, it will definitely cause a frenzy in the Shilin. It's just that movable type printing is obviously your idea, but no one knows it." Li Hong suddenly thought of printing books at this time, so he smiled again.

Although movable type printing was successfully tested a few months ago, it still requires some preparation to print books on a large scale. The most important one is ink and paper. The paper is easier to deal with. The paper used does not have much requirements. The key is ink. Although the ink has been made long ago, the materials used need to be mobilized from various places, and the preparation takes time, so it has been delayed until now.

"The Ghost Case has made me famous in Chang'an. When I lived at Sanlang's house before, I was sneaky when I went out. What I was afraid of was to be recognized, so sometimes it was not a good thing to be too famous."

After hearing this, Zhang Zong shook his head and smiled bitterly. In the past few days, he finally realized the troubles of the big stars in later generations. Fortunately, the popularity of the ghost case has dropped a lot in the past two days, which made him finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Haha, I have experienced this since I was a child. For example, although my younger brothers and sisters are princesses, they are not free. They have grown up in the deep palace since childhood, and people follow them wherever they go, so it is very difficult to go out to the palace."

Li Hong seemed to think of something interesting when he said this, so he smiled at Zhang Zong again and said, "I heard that during the time I left, Taiping has brought you a lot of trouble. Although Taiping is a little naughty, she actually has no malice. I hope you don't care about her!"

"The prince is worried too much, so I won't be as good as a child." Zhang Zong smiled generously. Anyway, Taiping has returned to the palace and it will be difficult for him to come out again in the future, so there is no need for him to care about the previous incident.

"That's good. In fact, Taiping likes you very much, especially the perfume you made, which is sought after by countless noble women. Unfortunately, only my aunt and Taiping, and the timid Ning'er have obtained it. Others only hear it. Even my princess has brought it up to me many times." Li Hong also knew that Zhang Zong was a generous person, but when he mentioned the perfume, he also showed a very interested expression.

"It's just a perfume. If the princess likes it, I'll make a few bottles for the prince to deliver another day, but you'd better not use it yourself!" Seeing that Li Hong had spoken, Zhang Zong naturally couldn't refuse, but he still kindly reminded him.

"Why?" Li Hong also showed a curious look when he heard that he could not use it.

"There are two main materials for perfume. The first is essential oil distilled from flowers, and the second is high concentration of alcohol!"

"Alcohol? Is it related to alcohol by name?" Li Hong also vaguely guessed something when he heard this.

"Yes, alcohol is the essence of the wine distilled from the wine. Prince, you need to quit drinking when you have any illness, let alone this kind of alcohol." Zhang Zong explained.

"So that's it. It seems that there is another thing I need to pay attention to in the future!" Li Hong also smiled bitterly when he heard this. He had suffered too much for his health.

Zhang Zong also knew that Li Hong was not easy, but he had no other way. After all, Li Hong's illness was originally focused on his usual rest. At this time, he also thought of another thing, so he took out Li Hong's medicine from his arms and handed it to him and said, "Prince, this is your recent medicine, but the same thing is true. This medicine is not the root cause. If the prince doesn't use it, he won't use it!"

Li Hong also took the medicine and nodded, and then the two talked about some things. However, at this moment, Li Hong suddenly asked intentionally and unintentionally, "I heard that my second brother invited you to the house for a banquet some time ago?"

"Yes, Your Highness Yong is a very enthusiastic person, and I can't refuse, so I went with Sanlang. However, I met Luo Zhubo from Chang'an County at the banquet. It was through him that the later incident of the ghost case." Zhang Zong did not hide it and replied generously.
Chapter completed!