As soon as the little Khan of Tuli was done, Li Jing's plan for the Northern Expedition was officially launched.

Li Daozong led all the men and horses and began to send troops to Hou Sui, and then the men and horses around began to move towards Hou Sui one after another, besieging but not attacking, attracting Jieli to rescue, and then encircling the point to help.

The little Turki Khan announced the entire steppe, made a list of more than a hundred large and small Turkic tribes, and announced his independence from the Jieli Tooth Tent.

Overnight, the storm surged over the grassland, and many of the tribes who had planned to follow Jieli south to raid panicked.

However, Liu Mu left the core area of the battlefield and went to a hot spring called Bulong Lake in Shuofang County. And Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was going to Yunzhou City for a turn, and he wanted to take a look at the development of Yunzhou.

Waiting for Li Yuan to prepare for the trip, he didn't expect Liu Mu to run to some hot spring without making a sound.

Li Yuan had no choice but to order to go to the hot springs first, and then issued a holy order asking Liu Mu to take him to Yunzhou.

Hearing that the Emperor Taishang of the Tang Dynasty was going to Yunzhou, Liu Ruyu, the princess of Rencheng, was glad that her younger brother had delayed the Emperor for a few days, and she hurried back to Yunzhou to make some preparations.

Then he sent someone to find Liu Mu, hoping that Liu Mu would help the Emperor Taishang delay some more time, and the later he arrived in Yunzhou, the better.

These small actions can't be hidden from Li Yuan, and there is no need to hide them from Li Yuan.

Li Yuan didn't care at all, he had too much time, and he didn't care if he went a day early or a day late.

In the Bulong Lake Hot Spring, Liu Mu was doing some indescribable things with Su Wuling, and appeared beside Liu Mu like a ghost, and said a word: "Don't stop, I'll just say two words." ”

How could Liu Mu not stop, he was really angry when he was hugged by the qin.

Su Wuling didn't dare to complain.

In a word, what to do with Liang Shidu's family, they sent Liang Shidu and some diehard beautiful concubines, as well as their daughters, here. The Emperor will be here in two days at most, so you have to make an idea in advance. ”

"You just did it on purpose." Liu Mu is angry, this kind of thing is not a matter of fire.

Huqin smiled mischievously: "It's broad daylight, how could I have thought of ......"

"Jealous?"

"Jealousy, what do you mean?" Huqin looked puzzled.

Only then did Liu Mu think that the allusion of jealousy was only found in Zhenguan's fourth or fifth years, and it was caused by Fang Xuanling's side. It's normal that you don't understand it.

"Don't deliberately fix me, I'll tell you a big secret quietly at night."

Hug Qin Wan'er smiled, turned over and jumped into the bushes, and disappeared like a ghost.

At this time, there were some things that could not continue, and Liu Mu motioned for Su Wuling to go to the tent in another hot spring, and he had something to think about.

It would be false to say that Su Iling was not hostile to Baoqin, but how about she could take Baoqin.

Let's not talk about how accustomed Liu Mu is to pet Baoqin, there is Princess Changpingxiu behind Baoqin, even though Su Wuling is resentful in her heart, she has to bow her head in front of Baoqin, and she has to be accompanied by a smile.

To Liu Mu's surprise, Su I Ling just left Baoqin and came back.

This time, Liu Mu reached out and grabbed Baoqin's feet and dragged Baoqin into the hot spring, Baoqin didn't even have any strength, so she let Liu Mu drag her into the hot spring, and her clothes were soaked.

However, Liu Mu didn't say anything to Baoqin, just dragged Baoqin into the hot spring.

After hugging the qin and sitting down, he whispered: "There is something faster and bigger than Lang Jun imagined. That day, after we only inadvertently revealed the news of the Donggang business, it was only a few days before the people of the Li family of Zhaojun, the Wang family of Taiyuan, and the Lu family of Fanyang who were in charge of the business in the north here sent a heavy gift, and there were many temptations in their words. ”

"Looks like that's the right thing to do." Liu Mu had just suspected that Baoqin should not be boring enough to play a prank on himself.

"There is one more thing, because Lang Jun, you only stayed for half a day when you returned to Chang'an and left. The princess sent a letter saying that the Xie family had visited the mansion, and the daughter-to-be-married had also gone with her in the name of asking to learn some etiquette. ”

Liu Mu didn't answer, and said: "Let's talk about our business first, Baoqin, do you think it's time for Donggang Firm?" ”

"Let me really say that the time is for the slow preparation to start early next year. After the north is stable, it is easy to start. It's just that this is the big shopkeeper, no, the emperor has issued an order to change the name of the Xigang business to the Xigang Shipping Division, and the big treasurer is called the Shipping Division, and the title of the Household Department. The first envoy of Donggang here, Lang Jun can be selected. ”

"There is no need to choose, Donggang is for the peninsula and the island, and Pei Shiqing is the best choice." Liu Mu had long thought that such talents should be of greater use.

Baoqin said: "I heard that Pei Fuyin is kind and very benevolent. ”

This was the first time that Huqin had a different opinion on Yanagi's idea, which surprised and surprised Yanagi.

But!

Liu Mu did not praise Baoqin, let alone motivate Baoqin, but said: "Your idea, is it a little cruel to the Japanese people, after all, they are barely half a person." ”

This was originally a joke, but Baoqin took it seriously.

Baoqin said: "If Su Wuling is thrown into the sea, maybe I think Pei Fuyin is a good candidate." ”

Baoqin said angry words, and Liu Mu said even colder: "This won't work, I've already decided." Soga Ling will be the only living person of the Soga clan on Washima. ”

"What?" Baoqin suspected that she had misheard.

"Don't doubt it, my hugqin. Would you be interested in listening to the little secret I was going to tell you that night. ”

"Interested."

"Do you know what's under our feet?"

Baoqin didn't speak immediately, but leaned out of the hot spring and blew a very sharp whistle, and after a few whistles, Baoqin asked, "What?" ”

"It is estimated that the largest in the world, the open-pit coal mining area, the mining area that stretches for hundreds of miles, after digging out the floating soil on the surface, there is enough coal for 10,000 years for the Tang Dynasty, and it is high-grade fine carbon."

Hugqin didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and when Liu Mu was about to speak again, Hug Qin turned over and rode on Liu Mu, and then hugged Liu Mu tightly and whispered: "Lang Jun, don't speak, let me think about it." ”

"What do you think?"

"I want to go there to get money, we don't have any money." The sound of holding the piano is getting lower and lower.

Liu Mu laughed loudly: "It's hard for you to still want to divide this stretch of hundreds of miles into our family's territory, it's impossible." The nobles of the Tang Dynasty will tear us apart and swallow us. ”

"That's not coal, it's black silver." Huqin's eyes changed.

Since Datang began to use coal, charcoal has begun to slowly replace firewood as a necessary energy source for the people. In all canals, it is rare to see anyone burning firewood.