Scheming Against Each Other
After a secret discussion, the Tang Dynasty officials decided to stabilize Zhang Xun first to prevent the pirates from being desperate and wreaking havoc along the Yangtze River.
Soon, a eunuch who was in charge of delivering the imperial edict traveled to Yuezhou under the protection of a few light cavalry. On one hand, it was to convey the Emperor's sincerity in recruiting Zhang Xun, making him the Governor of Liuqiu. On the other hand, it was to discuss the ransom.
After all... Once the price was set, one party would have to bargain.
On the other hand.
Duke Cheng Yaojin of the Lu Kingdom of the Great Tang received the emperor's order. He looked at Li Jing with an unfriendly gaze and had no choice but to receive the order. He led 2,000 Right Dragon Cavalry from the North Ya and rushed to Yuezhou.
Duke Lu, who had an air of recklessness in the court of the Tang Empire, was actually a general who looked rough on the outside but was careful on the inside. He was worthy of Li Jing's evaluation of being 'mature and prudent.'
Old Cheng had fought his way out of the Sui Dynasty. If he wasn't careful, he would have become one of the millions of bones in the Sui Dynasty.
And this time, Li Shi Min actually sent him to deal with a group of pirates, which showed how much importance he placed on Zhang Xun's group.
"Thirteen against five hundred, that's really amazing!”Cheng Yaojin rode on his horse, his fan-like hands waving vigorously, trying to get rid of the autumn heat in Guanzhong.
"Why did this hard task fall on my head? If I fight well, I won't have much credit. If I fight badly, I'll lose my life.”
Cheng Yaojin complained all the way.
"Father, stop talking. What if His Majesty finds out?”Beside him, the eldest son of Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Chumo, persuaded him helplessly.
"So what if I know? Can't I complain? Why didn't I let Yuchi Gong go? Yuezhou is hundreds of miles away from Chang 'an. How can I, an old man, stand it?”
Cheng Chumo glanced at Cheng Yaojin, who was wearing half-body armor, and stopped talking.
Your body is called old bones…Then what should Uncle Qin be called?
...
Yuezhou, the center of the Yangtze River.
After passing the Wentang Gorge, the river became wider.
A rough estimate was that the river was more than two thousand meters wide, and it looked extremely vast.
Zhang Xun's thirteen warships did not rush down the Yangtze River. Instead, they stopped in the middle of the river.
On Zhang Xun's ship, Zhang Xun was carefully watering the flower pot with sweet potatoes.
This sweet potato had already sprouted, and little green leaves broke through the ground. The growth was gratifying.
These two days, Zhang Xun
"I really didn't expect that Big Boss Zhang Xun would also have the elegance to grow flowers.”
Princess Li Lizhi's voice sounded beside Zhang Xun.
"Your Highness, I'm a boor, I don't have that much elegance. This was the most precious thing in the Great Tang.”
Zhang Xun ordered his men to carry the flower pot into the cabin.
"The most precious thing? Leader Zhang must be joking."
Li Lizhi sneered.
"This isn't any gold or silver jewelry. It's just a pot of flowers and grass.”
Zhangsun Pinting came in and asked. Her eyes were shining like a fairy.
She had already heard that His Majesty the Emperor was preparing to appease Zhang Xun. At that time…Zhang Xun was also an official of the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Zhangsun Pinting was secretly delighted.
"This is a kind of grain, the kind that produces fifty dan per mu.”
Zhang Xun smiled.
"Mu yield…Fifty stones?"
Both Zhangsun Pinting and Li Lizhi were stunned.
They weren't the second generation of idiots.
The two girls knew very well what 50 dan of grain per mu meant.
"Actually, it's not that much. After drying it, it's only seven or eight stones.”Zhang Xun thought for a moment and said," It's easy to fart if you eat too much.”
"Uh..." Zhangsun Pinting and Li Lizhi looked at each other.
Eating too much will make you fart…Was this considered a shortcoming of food?
It really didn't seem like it.
Chief Zhang's focus was really strange.
"Big brother…A boat is coming, a small boat!"
Zhang Shiba walked over and said.
"It might be an envoy from the Tang Dynasty.”
Zhang Xun looked at the river surface. Sure enough, a small boat was slowly approaching. There was a flag on the bow of the boat that read: Great Tang Privy Council Envoy Yang!
"He really came to deliver the imperial edict." Zhang Xun smiled and said," Old Eighteen, the Tang Emperor is going to give us official titles.”
The person in charge of delivering the decree was an old eunuch. After he boarded the ship, he saw the Empress, Princess, and the others, and he heaved a sigh of relief.
He then looked at Zhang Xun.
In the end, the pirate leader just sat on the chair, looking down on the ruler.
"Cough cough, Leader Zhang, the Emperor has decreed.”
the old eunuch reminded.
"Yes, read it!"
Zhang Xun nodded.
The old eunuch choked and could not say anything. He looked at Empress Zhangsun at the side.
Empress Zhangsun nodded.
The old eunuch opened the yellow edict.
"Sect. The leader of the Black Tiger Navy, Zhang Xunwei; Liu Qiu Viceroy, Conquering Goguryeo Great General!"
After the old eunuch finished reading, he handed the imperial edict to Zhang Xun.
Then there were Thorny Butterflies, Fish Talismans, and other items.
However, when Zhang Xun opened the imperial edict, he realized that there was no official seal of the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Central Affairs or the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Shangshu at the end…It could be seen that this imperial edict was actually " illegal."
In the Tang Dynasty, there were three provinces: Zhongshu, Menxia and Shangshu.
The Ministry of Central Affairs was the decision-making body, while the Ministry of Shangshu was the supervisory and review body.
The six departments under the sect were the main executive agencies.
Therefore, a qualified imperial edict was drafted by the Emperor's instructions, reviewed by the Ministry of Central Affairs, and executed by the Sects. It had to go through the prime ministers of the three provinces before it could be considered a " legal imperial edict."
An imperial edict issued by the emperor alone could be declared invalid at any time without the endorsement of the prime minister…
Zhang Xun smiled.
Li Er thought that he did not understand these things, but he did not care much about this position. He just wanted to numb the Tang army so that his next action would be more convenient!
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