Li Shimin asked people to bring paper and pens, Xia Hongsheng spread out the paper, gave full play to his ability to draw maps, and began to draw on the paper with a pen.

"This is Goguryeo, and it faces north along here...... This piece is the Musket, to the west...... This chunk is Turkic...... Then draw it down......" Xia Hongsheng muttered while drawing the outline of the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding countries on the paper: "This place is separated, the small one is Tuyuhun, and the big one below is Tubo." Kindness...... Going around Tubo is Tianzhu...... On the Tibetan side are the South Vietnamese tribes. Down, such a piece of land, there are several small countries on it, and this piece is Linyi, okay! ”

Xia Hongsheng put down the pen, then put the paper in front of Li Shimin, pointed to the Indochina Peninsula on it and said, "Your Majesty, this is the place that Weichen just said. Linyi is just a small country in this land. Most of this entire land can be planted with three crops of rice, and three crops a year. And it is as rich as the country of Linyi. But the people above are uncivilized barbarians. ”

Tang Jian stepped forward to take a look, then nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it is in this location that Lin Yiguo is drawn by Xiahou, which is consistent with the map hidden in Honglu Temple. ”

Li Shimin immediately looked at Xia Hongsheng with some surprise and asked, "You have never been out of the Central Plains, and you have never even been to the land south of the Yangtze River, how can you know so much about the countries around my Tang Dynasty?" Can you even draw this map? ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "Wechen once got an unknown ancient book in the mountains, which recorded many maps of the surrounding countries of the Tang Dynasty, and it was accompanied by introductions. It's just that the books are too old. Even Weichen couldn't finish reading it all. Just give the pickaxe. Turned to fly ashes. ”

There was no other way to circle, and it was pushed to the magical Laojun Mountain.

Li Shimin was still a little surprised, but when he remembered Xia Hongsheng's strange knowledge and skills, he didn't ask too much.

"Lin Yi ......" Li Shimin stared at Lin Yiguo on the map, his eyes were hooked, as if he wanted to see Lin Yiguo directly through that piece of paper. After a long time, he suddenly sighed again, and his gaze moved north. Shook his head: "No......"

Of course, Xia Hongsheng understood what Li Shimin meant - he saw the Turks in the north, and if he didn't take down the Turks for a day, then Datang wouldn't want to do anything else for a day. Once Datang now turns its attention to the south, then the Turks will immediately bite Datang hard in the back.

"Your Majesty, if the Turks are not eliminated, we Datang will not be able to do anything else." Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "However, we can take precautions and make preparations ahead." ”

Li Shimin nodded: "Not bad." If there really is a city of rice, I will take it. However, the current matter is to throw the Turks as the most important. The envoys of the Xue Yantuo tribe have already set out on their way. The Turks will make a move. Xia Qing's manpower, how are they prepared? ”

"Before the autumn harvest. When it can be in place. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin.

"Good." Li Shimin smiled: "Send spies to Linyi to search for this kind of Champa rice." Check whether it has it or not, and whether it can really be ripened three times a year. If so, I would like to have all the detailed information about Champa rice. ”

Xia Hongsheng bowed and saluted: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Tang Jian next to him was confused when he heard this, and asked, "This, I don't know what Your Majesty and Xiahou said?" What Champa rice? What is three ripe in one season? ”

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said: "I don't know whether this matter is true or not, Tang Qing must not leak the news!" Xia Qing said that there is a rice variety called Zhancheng rice in Linyi country, which can be planted and harvested three times a year, and the further north it goes, the fewer times it can be planted in a year, but there is at least one bumper harvest. ”

"What?!" Tang Jian's eyes widened, and he exclaimed.

Li Shimin smiled and said nothing, but he didn't say anything more to Tang Jian.

The two retired from the palace and left, it was already dark, and Xia Hongsheng could only wait for tomorrow to go to the spy camp to arrange arrangements.

"This, Jingshi, what His Majesty said just now, is it true?" On the way, Tang Jian was still undecided, and asked Xia Hongsheng: "How can there be rice seeds that can be sown three times a year in this world?" That can't be...... After planting, it will be ripe in three months? How is this possible? ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "This, naturally, is not sure. That's why His Majesty ordered the little nephew to send a spy to investigate the matter. The little nephew hopes that this is true, so that the grain output of our Datang will be greatly improved, and the people can live a better life. ”

"If that's the case, then it's better!" Tang Jian sighed: "The old man also hopes that there is really this kind of rice seed. ”

"Don't talk about that." Xia Hongsheng changed the topic and said, "Dare to ask Uncle Tang, can Brother Xuan Ce still work hard when he comes in?" ”

"Not bad! Not bad! As soon as Wang Xuance was asked, Tang Jian laughed and said happily: "Very good!" This son is extremely hardworking, and he is still learning the languages of the Western Regions, hehe, the old man likes this disciple more and more. The old man's tongue skills can be regarded as a successor. ”

The two chatted as they walked, and when they were separated, they each got into the carriage and went back to their house.

When I arrived at home, after dinner, I called Yi Qiulou and Li Fenglai, and asked about manpower. It also takes time for them to organize manpower, so Xia Hongsheng wants to see how long it will take them, and if not, let the people of the special combat team maintain order and let them go out and gather manpower.

However, both of them said that it was difficult to find people to join the Chivalrous Journey, but it was very easy to organize a group of green forest thieves.

There is no shortage of moral chivalrous people in the rivers and lakes, and there is never a shortage of people who are willing to take risks for money.

"It's fine. Recently, I have also put some articles in the newspaper that criticize Wakin, trying to arouse people's disgust and hatred for Wakin. Xia Hongsheng said to the two: "After that, I bothered the old man and Brother Yi, and secretly in this circle, the Turks were interested in making peace, and summoned the heroes of the green forest in the world to intercept the gifts of the Turkic envoys and prevent the news of the harmony from spreading." The imperial court kept an eye on the movements of the Turks at all times, and once the Turkic envoys departed, they would be informed immediately. At that time, we will spread out the specific time, and strive to attract those people from the green forest to help us obstruct the Turkic mission together so that they cannot reach Chang'an. ”

"Okay." Yi Qiulou and Li Feng both nodded in agreement.

"The envoy of Xue Yantuo has already gone on the road, once Xue Yantuo's envoy arrives in Chang'an, worships His Majesty, and gets canonized, then he can justifiably compete with the Turks on the grassland, so the Turks will definitely obstruct it in every way. However, the spies and special operators sent will protect them when they arrive in Datang. And once the Turks found that they could not stop Xue Yantuo's envoys, they would inevitably immediately send their own envoys to Chang'an in front of Xue Yantuo's envoys, ask for peace, and destroy the relationship between Xue Yantuo and the Tang Dynasty. That is, the envoys of the Turks could not wait long. This thing has to be fast. Xia Hongsheng said. (To be continued.) )