Qiu He was originally a native of Luoyang, the son of Qiu Shou, the general of Zhendong in the Western Wei Dynasty, and experienced the Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties, all of whom were generals. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Qiu and heavy righteousness Ren Xia, skilled bow horse, the beginning of the Northern Zhou. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he was the prince of Pingcheng County, successively served as the general of the right military guard, and the history of the three states of Zi, Liang and Pu, and was famous for his leniency and benevolence. In the last years of the great cause, the people in Hainan suffered from the encroachment of officials and rebelled many times. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty thought that Qiu He's governance was good and generous, so he sent him to serve as the Taishou of Jiaozhi. After Qiu He arrived, he comforted the people and made every sense of his feelings, so that his place was stable. In the fourteenth year of the Great Cause, Emperor Yang of Sui was killed, and Qiu He did not know. At that time, the separatist forces Xiao Mo and Lin Shihong respectively sent people to recruit Qiu He, but Qiu He did not obey. When Xiao Mo heard that he wanted to make profits, he sent his general Ning Changzhen to lead an army to attack Qiu He, and Qiu He sent troops to defeat Ning Changzhen. Soon the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army came to Jiaozhi, and Qiu He learned that Emperor Yang of Sui had been killed and the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, so he was ready to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but because the road was impassable, he temporarily attached himself to Xiao Miao. After the Tang army eliminated Xiao Miao, Qiu He surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, appointed the governor of Shangzhu State and Jiaozhou, and named Tan Guogong.

Although he is not a first-class general of the Tang Dynasty, it is enough to deal with these young people in Lin Yiguo.

Li Chengqian can leave Linyi with confidence and return to Quanzhou. Xia Hongsheng had already arranged the next step of Yiren Firm, and he was finally able to embark on the return journey to Chang'an.

Two years have passed in a hurry.

From the fifth year of Zhenguan, to now the seventh year of Zhenguan. Two whole years. Five things were done during this period, which made Xia Hongsheng think back now that he feels that the past two years have not been in vain.

The first was the establishment of the Ryukyu Naval Division. It can be said that the Ryukyu Navy is one of the most powerful sailors in the world today. As soon as the ironclad ships came off the production line, they would be equipped with weapons and incorporated into the Ryukyu naval divisions, gradually replacing the ships. The ships that were replaced were sold to the maritime merchants and used to make merchant ships at sea. In the next step, these retired ships will gradually disappear. The ships built by the Tang Dynasty in the future have all begun to use new technology, and compared with ironclad ships, the difference is in ironclad and weapons, rather than hulls and craftsmanship. In this way, all the big ships after the Tang Dynasty will be this new type of big ships. With these sea vessels, it provides great convenience for maritime merchants.

And this is also the second thing that Xia Hongsheng did - to solve the problem of pirates in the waters around Datang, eliminate the pirates among the maritime merchants, and correct the rules of the maritime merchants. Based on the Yiren firm, it drives the common development of Quanzhou maritime merchants, and through the contract of Yiren firm, it actually supports the ability of small and medium-sized maritime merchants to go to sea, which is equivalent to providing them with a platform to go to sea. Nowadays, Quanzhou's maritime business can be described as vigorous, which is a scene that Xia Hongsheng is very happy to see. The huge profits of maritime merchants have now been revealed, and it is inevitable to attract more people to set foot in this industry. After returning to Chang'an, Xia Hongsheng was ready to immediately ask Li Shimin to introduce relevant policies to encourage maritime merchants to further stimulate merchants to go to sea.

In addition, destroying the Wa Kingdom and occupying Linyi are also things that make Xia Hongsheng laugh when he thinks of it. With Dongying Road, Datang is equivalent to having a shield in the East China Sea and a transit station. With Linyi, Datang has a gateway to bring the Indochina Peninsula and South Asia into the interest system, and it also extends the controllable scope of Datang on the Maritime Silk Road to farther places.

And the thing that made Xia Hongsheng the happiest was the basis for achieving the two things of destroying the Japanese kingdom and occupying Linyi - artillery!

The success of artillery enabled Datang to enter a new era in the history of war.

The artillery technology, which is more than 1,000 years ahead, has also enabled Datang to maintain an absolutely dominant position in the world for a long period of time.

Looking back on the past two years, Xia Hongsheng felt fulfilled and couldn't help but feel a little tired.

"Brother Sheng, why do you look listless?" Li Chengqian shook the folding fan in his hand, looking like a handsome son, retracted his distant eyes, looked at Xia Hongsheng, and asked.

"I've been out for two years, and I'm a little tired." Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "I'm in a hurry to return to Chang'an, although the scene in front of me is beautiful, I can't arouse some interest in the end." ”

Li Chengqian closed the folding fan and said to Xia Hongsheng: "Alas, this person's heart is also strange. When I was in the Ryukyus, I always wanted to go back to Chang'an as soon as possible. Now that I am on the return journey, I think that after returning to Chang'an, I will live in the palace wall again, and I don't have to be so comfortable outside, and I feel a little uncomfortable. Look at the scenery of this West Lake, in Chang'an, how can you see such a beautiful scenery in the world?! ”

Xia Hongsheng glanced around the vast lake and felt that although the lake seemed to be more than twice as large as the West Lake in later generations, it was not as beautiful as the West Lake in later generations.

There are a lot of painting boats on the lake, it can be seen that there are literati drinking on it, there are gentlemen who play games, there are tourists who enjoy the West Lake in June, and there are singers dancing with fragrant sleeves.

"I advise you not to go around the corner." Xia Hongsheng glanced at Li Chengqian and said, "You have only made great contributions, regardless of whether you are Your Majesty or a courtier, your eyes are on you at this time." If you turn around on the way back, you will inevitably be down-the-beaten, and people will think that you are proud of your meritorious service, but your father will be disgusted. ”

"Alas!" Li Chengqian sighed, sat down with some interest, and said, "Brother Sheng, I really envy you." You can do whatever you want. I also envy Brother Ke and Qingque, who can learn those useful things in Jingyang Academy. As for me, I stay in the palace all day, and I don't even have someone around who can talk to my heart. ”

Of course, Xia Hongsheng understands his feelings, he has to live with a mask all day long, and the tiredness in his heart cannot be hidden. It just depends on whether the heart is strong enough and whether it can withstand it.

"When I go back this time, I don't think anything will happen for a long time. I'm in Jingyang all day long, if you feel bored, you can go to Jingyang Academy to find me, and your father probably won't stop you. Xia Hongsheng patted Li Chengqian's shoulder and said.

"Don't say these unpleasant things." Li Chengqian shook his head, changed the subject, and said, "By the way, Brother Sheng, after you go back this time, you should get married!" ”

"And crowning." Xia Hongsheng smiled bitterly and said, "I won't be idle." ”

"Hahaha!" Li Chengqian suddenly laughed evilly, squeezed his eyes at Xia Hongsheng, and called, "Brother-in-law...... Come on, come on, Uncle Ben will tell you some of the coronation process, and you should be prepared earlier! ”

Xia Hongsheng turned his head and glared at Li Chengqian, looked at his scared look, rolled his eyes, and didn't say anything-who let him really become his eldest brother! (To be continued.) )