"Your Majesty has decided to conquer in person?"

Li Chao asked Ke Qing, the leader of the team under Li Chao, has always been the head of Li Chao's secret guard. In the past few years www.biquge.info the assassin team under his command has become larger and larger.

The team is bigger, the number of people is larger, the organization is tighter, and of course the more functions.

They are no longer just a group of dead assassins raised by Li Chao, but now they are more of an intelligence network. Eyeliner is planted everywhere, eyes and ears are bought, and hidden stakes are arranged. With the financial support of Li Chao's pet, this team is getting bigger and bigger, and it is expanding rapidly.

Now they have a tight, intelligent system, with a fast communication system. The intelligence of the four corners of the world was continuously collected, then summarized, and sent to Li Chao after analysis.

The rapid expansion and development of the Li family's business in recent years also has a lot of credit to them.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, and they are desperately needed for intelligence.

Of course, those assassination team members did not give up back then, and they still remained, and the number far exceeded that year. These people are scattered all over the world, but there are many of them. Once Li Chao is ordered to assemble, he will be able to pull up an elite team of dead soldiers.

This is also a hidden card in Li Chao's hand.

Ke Qing nodded, Li Chaoyuan was in Liaodong, but the Li family's skynet was still monitoring every move of the Hanjing Imperial Court. The emperor's actions have actually been under their surveillance. Through countless eyeliners, ears and eyes, the Li family can grasp the emperor's movements for the first time.

In case the emperor goes crazy and wants to move the Li family, Li Chao will be able to have a critical time to arrange a reaction.

I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of what happens.

It is not a secret that the emperor wants to conquer in person. Before that, the emperor wanted to conquer the Western Regions in person, but was later persuaded by the prime ministers, because the court had no money for the emperor to conquer in person.

But now the emperor has money in his hands, and Goguryeo and others have also been subdued, Khitan Xi and others have also surrendered, Tubo is in civil strife, and Tongye Hu is newly dead, and the Western Regions is in a time of great chaos without a leader. At this time, the Tang Dynasty had the hope of solving the Turks once and for all.

Li Shimin couldn't sit still, he wanted to go west, he didn't even want to appoint a general to go west on his behalf, he wanted to go west in person.

The prime ministers had opposed it, but this time Li Shimin was very insistent on his plan, and no one could persuade him. In the end, the prime ministers retreated, because after careful consideration, they found that the timing of the emperor's westward expedition was indeed good, and the emperor personally conquered, and he did not have to take too much risk, but it could really enhance the chances of destroying the Turks in one fell swoop.

"The edict has been handed down, and the emperor will recruit 100,000 soldiers and horses to march in person, and also to recruit Khitan, Xi, Muwei, Xue Yantuo, Tuyuhun, and Nuguo. The total number of troops will reach 300,000! ”

"Your Majesty will take the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Yu Wenshi and Yang Gongren to go on the expedition, and leave Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, and Gao Shilian to stay behind to assist the prince and supervise the regent."

Li Chao nodded.

Li Shimin is the kind of person who is very good at seizing opportunities, and Datang has always regarded the Turks as a problem for his henchmen. Now that there is a good opportunity, he will not miss it. This was a crucial battle, and the fact that the emperor personally went into battle shows that he attached great importance to it.

"It is very likely that the Western Turks will be destroyed in this war."

"The Turks are so powerful that they are really going to die?" Ke Qing is strong in martial arts, but he doesn't know much about the situation. He only knew that a few years ago, the Turks were still riding on the head of the Tang Dynasty to do power and fortune. All of a sudden, the Turks have reached this point.

"No matter how strong you are, you can't withstand infighting. Before the confrontation between the Eastern and Western Turks, the Eastern Turks changed three Great Khans in just a few years, and then the internal instability, and finally broke out civil strife, but the Tiele people rebelled again, and the Western Turks advanced eastward, and finally let the Eastern Turks die. They died unjustly, but the Western Turks were also defeated so quickly because of this infighting. If there is no internal strife, with the strong strength of the Turks, the Tang Dynasty will have to prepare for at least five years before it has a chance to clean up the Eastern Turks, and if it wants to clean up the Western Turks, it will take more than ten years. ”

Ke Qing said a little strangely, "Your Majesty personally marched, but he did not summon the prime minister to return to the dynasty to follow the expedition, nor did he summon the prime minister to return to the court to assist the government, which is very strange." ”

What's so strange about this.

Li Chao didn't feel strange at all.

Fighting the Turks, this time the imperial court occupies all kinds of favorable conditions, Li Shimin personally conquers, and he will definitely win, so why let Li Chao go to command the soldiers, why let Li Chao, who is already highly meritorious, win this immortal feat again.

As for letting him join the auxiliary government of the DPRK, Li Chao would not be willing to go back, otherwise he would not have resigned. Moreover, the emperor was not necessarily willing to let Li Chao enter the court to assist the crown prince in the regent.

"Forget it, don't worry about those things, now that the situation is just right, we can do things quickly with peace of mind. This attack on Shimajin has gained a lot, and I am ready to take advantage of the victory to rob Qingnipu again, which is also a very prosperous port. ”

Ke Qing agreed.

This time, their fleet captured Shimazin very smoothly, without the slightest resistance, and the sweep of the periphery was also very smooth. Until now, there has not even been news to Qingnipu, let alone Beisha City.

The few people who wanted to flee to the north to report the news were intercepted by the Ranger interception team under Ke Qing.

After several days of sweeping, Li Chao's fleet broke through more than 30 villages on the outskirts of Shimajin and captured more than 5,000 Goguryeos.

I also gained a lot of money, food, and goods.

Li Chao set up a transit warehouse on a small island in the sea dozens of miles outside Port Arthur, and sent the captured booty and captured prisoners to this island first.

After the spoils were divided, the part of the imperial court naturally had to be transported by the Dengzhou Yamen, and the rest of the loot had already been distributed after the internal auction. Those things will be taken by each family.

"There's a lot of stuff on the shore, it's furniture and stuff, it's not very valuable, but it's still worth a little money, and it's a hassle to transport. I suggest selling it directly to the merchants in Dengzhou, and they will ship it themselves, and we will sell it to them cheaper, and we will not waste it. "Lu Gao's abacus is very fine, and even those furniture, wood and other things that are not available for transportation are reluctant to waste.

"You can notify the merchants in Dengzhou, get them a simple auction, pack those things and sell them to them, and let them ship them themselves."

Zheng An reported to Li Chaoyu, "Brother-in-law, there are many ships in Dengzhou Port that want to join us recently. ”

Although the Goguryeo people have not yet received the news, the news has already spread in the port of Dengju. I heard that more than 8,000 prisoners were directly captured at one time, and countless money, food, and property were snatched like moving, and those people in Dengzhou Port couldn't sit still.

They didn't want to miss this opportunity, and they all wanted to join Li Chao's fleet.

"It's okay to join us, but he has to have a ship and people. The other condition of joining is that they agree to our three chapters of the covenant and our spoils distribution plan, and if they agree to both, then they will let them follow if they want to come. ”

There are many people and there are more people, and Li Chao dares to go deeper, and he doesn't have to be afraid of encountering the general Goguryeo army.

"Tomorrow, we'll rob Qingnipu!"

Shannan, Hanjing.

Li Shimin and the prince were talking in the study.

"I personally conquered the Western Regions and left you in Beijing to supervise the country, I am relieved."

"Father, can you let the Taibao return to Beijing to assist the government?"

Li Shimin groaned, "Wen Yuan is unwilling to enter the court as an official now. ”

"But my father didn't give an edict to the Taibao at all, so how do you know that the Taibao is unwilling?" Cheng Qian asked.

"Li Chao doesn't want to enter the court, and I don't want to force him. There are some things that you still don't understand, and it's not that simple. ”

"Isn't it easy?" Cheng Qian is not only a master and an apprentice, but also a father and son, among the ministers in the court, he trusts Li Chao the most, and he also recognizes Li Chao's ability the most. In his opinion, with Li Chao in the court, there will be no problem for him to stay in the prison country.

It's just that Li Shimin hesitated.

Li Chao refused to return to the court, he could somewhat understand the true meaning. Li Chaogong is highly honored, also known as high prestige, rich and powerful, the Li family has a fourteen lords, has a fiefdom of thousands of miles, and is the first honor of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chao has really reached the point where his merits are hard to appreciate, if he hadn't trusted Li Chao, ordinary emperors would have been suspicious and guarded against it. But he believed in Li Chao's loyalty to him, but even if he believed it, sometimes, when he sat in the position of the emperor, there were some things that he had to do.

Li Chao was not in love with power, and left the center without hesitation, which made Li Shimin extremely sighing, and at the same time secretly admired in his heart.

Li Shimin is not afraid that Li Chao is rich, nor is he afraid that he will make more money.

As long as Li Chao doesn't touch the bottom line of imperial power, a little money is nothing. For a courtier like Li Chao, the emperor still wished that he would really let go of his power and leave the court to make money and run the territory.

Anyway, no matter how the territory is managed, there are many restrictions on it, and it is not a vassal state of the Han and Wei dynasties. Datang's territory does not have such great power.

Li Chao is willing to let go of power, then he, the emperor, is willing to let Li Chao make money. What's more, Li Chao made money, and he didn't lose money, under the new tax law, Li Chao made more money, and he also collected more taxes.

"Cheng Qian, a powerful emperor, the most important thing is to be a good person. Li Chao is a talent, yes, but Li Chao is too sharp, like a double-edged sword, if you don't use it well, it will hurt quickly. Therefore, when we are not necessary, it is better not to pull out Li Chao's sword casually, it is better to store him in the scabbard. ”

"Father, I don't understand."

"You don't understand it now, but you will understand later. I know that you kiss Li Chao and have a good relationship with him, but that's just your master-apprentice friendship. When you are in the shoes of the crown prince, you have to think differently. ”

Liaodong Peninsula.

By the time Li Chao's fleet left Shimajin, it had expanded to more than 180 ships and more than 4,000 people.

When this mighty fleet appeared in Qingnipu, the city lord of Qingnipu did not go out of the city to greet him, but cautiously sent people to spread the word, so that the fleet could anchor in the sea outside the port, and only small boats were allowed to carry goods into the port, and the number of crew members was limited.

"I've met a smart one."

"So what, with his three or two hundred men, he also wants to fight us?" Cheng Yanjin sneered, "Rush directly into the port and take the city." ”

Li Chao nodded, and lowered ten meetings with one force, they did have the strength to ignore the Goguryeo people.