As for Li Jingren, the two met for the first time outside the city of Chang'an. Li Xiang's impression of this person was that he was just average. However, when collecting information, Li Xiang also heard some rumors that this guy was a capable person, but unfortunately his talent was not appreciated. If he could be given some opportunities, this guy would be a useful person.
However, there was another piece of news, that is, this guy was a man of Wei Wang Li Tai. He had been in a poetry club with Wei Wang Li Tai in the early years. Many people thought that both of them were just pretending to be cultured, but Li Xiang got an important piece of information, that this guy had a deep interest in Wei Wang Li Tai.
"Your Highness, it's time to rest today. Should we continue on our journey?"
Li Jingren was in charge of the itinerary, so this guy had a lot of power now. Su Dingfang should have been in charge of all of this, but he also knew that Li Xiang was preparing to train new people, so Su Dingfang, like Zhang Jiuli, just lay down in the carriage.
Li Xiang's carriage was very comfortable, except that Princess Yongning was in Li Xiang's carriage. However, both of their carriages were built according to Li Xiang's specifications. Anyway, as long as they covered the outside with those bright yellow things, Li Xiang would not hold them responsible for rebellion.
"Let's just follow the rules for the first two days. If anything happens, we can speed up and move forward. Let the people below do the cooking."
It was now four o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather was getting cooler as they were heading northeast. Li Xiang was reluctant to rush everyone on their way unless there was something urgent. Although they were going to attack Fuso this time, Li Xiang had no intention of intervening in the war on the front line.
Over the years in the army, Li Xiang has also trained a lot of marching commanders. Even if Li Xiang does not go to the Goguryeo front this time, those people can arrange the logistics matters properly. The reason why Li Xiang still wants to go is purely because Li Shimin is a little scared.
When King Wu Li Ke went on an expedition to Xueyantuo, the entire army was almost wiped out. Even when Li Xiang came to the rescue, more than 20,000 people were lost. It can be said that this was the battle with the largest loss in recent years.
Although Wu Wang Li Ke eventually took all the blame, most people understand that if Li Shimin hadn't made such a desperate move, there would have been no such loss. But Li Shimin was the emperor. Even if he was the one who orchestrated the entire thing, let alone just a little guidance, you can't put this blame on him. Don't you want to live?
This time, Li Shimin learned his lesson. Although King Wu Li Ke was still in command, and he was assisted by two great generals, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao, Li Shimin still felt a little uneasy, so he had to let Li Xiang be closer to the front line so that if there was any emergency, Li Xiang could provide timely guidance.
Before setting off, Prince Wu Li Ke also came to the East Palace to have a meal and had a good exchange with Li Xiang about the situation on the front line. The answer he got was basically the same as what Li Shimin said. After Prince Wu Li Ke arrived, he only needed to sit in charge of the ship.
As for how to attack, it can be fully entrusted to General Ding Tu of the Goguryeo Navy. This man's elder Ding Kui was the leader of the Dengzhou Navy, and Li Xiang has also seen their drills, so nothing will go wrong.
So when they were on the road, Li Xiang didn't feel any intersection, he just treated it as a trip, not to mention that Yongning had never seen the scenery of the north.
When the team stopped, Li Xiang and Yongning walked around the camp to see the people's livelihood. If they were closer to the city, Li Xiang would even disguise himself and take Yongning to the local county town to have a look. This made Yongning very happy, as it was much better than the days in the Eastern Palace.
Yongning even said that if this kind of life could continue, he really would never return to Chang'an in his life.
Li Xiang did not blame the little girl for her innocent words. After all, she was still a child, so it was normal for her to be playful. The life in the Eastern Palace was too depressing. Not to mention that Yongning did not feel much happiness, if Li Xiang had to live that kind of life in the Eastern Palace forever, he would probably not feel happy either.
Although Li Shimin was relatively open-minded and the atmosphere in the early Tang Dynasty was relatively active, that was relative to his unmarried daughters. Each princess could play freely in Chang'an City, but have you ever seen a daughter-in-law go out to play?
Li Shimin could indulge his daughter and granddaughter, but he absolutely could not indulge his daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law. There were a lot of mothers-in-law in the palace who taught and raised their daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law to be dignified and virtuous.
Many daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law were dissatisfied with Li Shimin's double standards, but who dared to criticize the emperor? They could only suppress their thoughts and live honestly in the palace. If any of their remarks leaked out, they might be dealt with at any time because they had no royal blood.
Unlike the peaceful situation on Li Xiang's side, King Wu Li Ke had already arrived at the seaside of Goguryeo, and a huge naval camp appeared in front of him.
In the past, like King Wu Li Ke, many noble children in the capital were puzzled about where the huge profits from Zhidaobao went every year. Li Xiang did not live a luxurious life around the capital, so where did the money go?
Now King Wu Li Ke finally understood that the money was used to build naval warships that covered the sky and the sun. There must be at least hundreds of naval warships, and each warship was equipped with iron cannons.
In addition, there are 40,000 sailors of the Goguryeo navy. These people also need money every day. In addition to the daily money from Goguryeo, most of them are contributed by Zhidaobao.
Prince Wu Li Ke also expressed his feelings. Li Xiang really regarded the affairs of the Tang Dynasty as his own affairs. Looking at other princes and grandchildren, even if they had personal money, they probably would not invest the money in this.
Of course, Li Xiang didn't say some things. He had agreed with Li Shimin at the beginning that I would pay for the development of the navy, but all the navy's overseas gains would also be handed over to me. Overall, we don't do business that loses money.
