Li Shimin often summoned Xia Hongsheng suddenly, but he never used the phrase "the fastest speed". Even when the Turkic soldiers committed the Tang Dynasty, they did not say so.

So Xia Hongsheng immediately realized that something must have happened, and this matter was very urgent, even exceeding the extent that Datang's border was violated.

So Xia Hongsheng didn't say a word, he directly threw down the tools in his hand, explained to Letai and Yuan Tiangang, and immediately went out of the academy and left with the palace guards.

Two palace guards came, one of them turned over and dismounted, exchanged horses with Xia Hongsheng, and let the other palace guard go first with Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng knew more about the urgency of the matter, so he also galloped along the way, and it only took half an hour to rush from Jingyang to Chang'an.

When I arrived in Chang'an, I went straight to the palace, and there was already a yellow gate waiting for Xia Hongsheng at the gate of the palace, and Xia Hongsheng was brought directly to the Liangyi Palace.

"Wechen greets Your Majesty." After Xia Hongsheng entered, he saluted, and at the same time saw Li Shimin sitting in front with a gloomy face, and on both sides stood the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Du, as well as Li Jing and Li Xiaogong and several other generals in the army, all with gloomy faces, all with solemn faces.

"Xia Qing can be regarded as here." Li Shimin said to Xia Hongsheng.

"Xiahou, today the spy battalion personnel sent back news from Minzhou, the sea ship carrying the rice seeds of Zhancheng was robbed by water thieves near Minzhou, and the Minzhou assassin was in a hurry to go to sea, but was ambushed by a large number of water thieves and almost died. After returning to Minzhou, he summoned the sea ships to search, but the water thieves disappeared without a trace, and they have been looking for it until now, and they have not stopped searching, but there is still no trace of the group of water thieves. In desperation, this was reported to the imperial court. Fang Xuanling explained to Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng frowned: "Confused! Those spies too, such a major matter, why not report it to the court immediately! ”

"Not bad!" Li Shimin slapped the table: "The history of the Minzhou assassin is simply hateful and annoying!" If the rice seeds can't be found, I will kill them! ”

Xia Hongsheng quickly stepped forward to the table, where the map had already been rolled out.

Xia Hongsheng found Minzhou from above and asked, "I wonder if the spy has mentioned how many ships and how many personnel that gang of water thieves?" What is the size of the ship? ”

"The first time I robbed the sea boats, there were two sea boats and dozens of sampans." Everyone came early, thinking that they had already understood the situation, Li Xiaogong said to Xia Hongsheng: "In the second ambush, there were four sea boats, six large ships, and countless sampans, about fifty or sixty. ”

"So much?!" Xia Hongsheng was taken aback, and asked again: "On weekdays, have there been water thieves along the coast of Minzhou?" ”

"The land of Minzhou has been full of water thieves since ancient times. Naturally, there are water thieves on weekdays, but since the former Sui Dynasty, although there have still been water thieves from time to time, they are not serious. Du Ruhui nodded and said.

"Rice seeds are hard-won, and they are of great significance to my Datang." Li Shimin said: "I don't want anyone other than Lin Yiguo and Datang to know that there is such a rice seed. So those rice seeds must be recovered, and those water thieves must be ......"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and didn't say anything more, but the chill emanating from his body and the murderous aura in his eyes made everyone know what he meant.

"It's just that the Minzhou Thorn History has been looking for so long, and I haven't even seen the shadow of a ship. Even if those water thieves disguised themselves ashore and hid as civilians, so many ships could not be hidden. But there is no trace of it, which is strange. Li Xiaogong said with a frown.

"Along the coast of Minzhou, there are many small islands here, and there are many harbors on the islands, where ships can anchor and hide, have you ever been to those small islands to find them?" Xia Hongsheng asked.

Fang Xuanling nodded: "Anyone who can be there has already searched for it." ”

Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "Not necessarily, the water thief has a sea ship in his hand, which is enough to hide farther away." ”

With such a large number of water thieves, so many sea ships and big ships, I am afraid that there will be no less than hundreds of people. Such a large fleet of pirates needs a large harbor to dock at as a base.

And in the waters near Minzhou, the answer seems to be the answer to the seaport that can provide such a large number of ships to dock and hide.

Xia Hongsheng pulled the map, drew a circle with his finger outside Minzhou, and said, "That gang of water thieves must be hiding here." Ryukyu! ”

"Ryukyu?" Li Xiaogong frowned.

Fang Xuanling immediately said beside him: "Ryukyu, the old man remembers that in ancient times, Sun Wu sent people to Yizhou, and this Yizhou is what it is today. The former Sui also sent people to Ryukyu. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "Yes, Ryukyu is an island, and its coastline is complex, which can hide a large fleet of ships. It is also far enough away from Minzhou to avoid the search. Moreover, Ryukyu is not the only large island in Yishu. Between the Ryukyus and the Wakoku Kingdom, there are countless islands that are perfect for harboring sea vessels. And the pirates had several ships of the sea, enough for them to sail long distances, and they hid here. I guess that an island in this area is the lair of this gang of pirates. ”

"Fang Qing, quickly draft an order, make Minzhou Assassin Shi Dai meritorious service, and immediately mobilize ships to Ryukyu to find this gang of water thieves!" Li Shimin said to Fang Xuanling in a deep voice: "If you can't exterminate the water thieves and recapture the rice seeds, then ...... See you there! ”

Fang Xuanling was about to bow down to receive the order, but was interrupted by Xia Hongsheng's sudden voice.

"Wait!" Xia Hongsheng said: "Your Majesty, please listen to Weichen's words. ”

"You say." Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng and said.

"Your Majesty, please order my Tang Navy Division to go to the Ryukyus to find the water thieves and exterminate the water thieves." Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "Rice seeds are of little use in the hands of these water thieves. This group of water thieves, you don't need to find them, Weichen is sure that it must be composed of some homeless bullies along the coast of Datang and some people from the same country. Even if the rice seeds are brought ashore and planted in the land of the Tang Dynasty, this is nothing, and when they arrive in the Wa Kingdom, with the environment of the Wa Kingdom, they will not be able to play the effect of rice seeds. In their opinion, it is no different from ordinary rice varieties. In the Ryukyus, rice seeds can be grown in most places. And Ryukyu has been the land of China since ancient times, just because of the distance, the imperial court is beyond the power of the imperial court. However, the Wa Kingdom has coveted Ryukyu for a long time, and even many pirates are supported by the Wa nobles, just to gradually occupy the Ryukyus. Could it be that Your Majesty has forgotten that when the Tang envoy came before, Weichen said something with His Majesty? Why not take this opportunity to send the Tang Dynasty sailors to exterminate the water thieves under the guise of firmly occupying the islands to which the Ryukyus belong is the goal. (To be continued.) )