"Greetings, Your Highness."
The majestic voices of the surrounding soldiers made the King of Wu feel a little uncomfortable again. Although there was such a scene when he came that day, it was obvious that those people lacked strength and were just going through the motions. But when he saw Li Xiang today, this voice could be said to be from the heart.
Li Xiang waved to these people, then bowed and saluted. After all, the biggest person here was the King of Wu, so he had to show due courtesy.
"Uncle San has been really hard-working these days. Judging from his expression, he has suffered a lot. This is how the seaside is. We should take adequate precautions."
Li Xiang often comes up with new words, and these people are no longer surprised. However, they all look very sunburned. There is plenty of sunshine at the beach, and these people have no protective measures, so they all look dark now. Fortunately, these people are relatively strong.
"My hard times should be over. When you come, I can hand over the reins to you. Things are still troublesome here, and the Fusang court is not so easy to deal with. But I am going to Sichuan to enjoy life. You and your subordinates have made Sichuan so good, and I didn't expect to take advantage of it."
King Wu Li Ke was a straightforward man and could say whatever he needed to say. To be honest, he didn't want to stay here any longer. After all, it was a mission with no results. Now he could go to Sichuan, which was much better than staying here. Staying in Chang'an City would only make him an idle prince, and Li Shimin would not let them control the military power. It would be better for him to go to Sichuan.
"This is all our Tang Dynasty territory. How can you say you got a bargain? You will definitely be able to do better than me in the future. The people of Sichuan will be blessed."
Li Xiang always spoke very modestly, and King Wu Li Ke nodded beside him. He had already arranged the boat and would set sail tomorrow morning. When Li Xiang arrived, King Wu Li Ke was not willing to stay here at all. From the moment he was born, King Wu Li Ke had an obsession with military power. When he had been on a long-distance mission to Xueyantuo earlier, he thought that was his starting point, but he did not expect to fall flat on his face.
Now he is able to control an army again. Although it is only 15,000 people, a little less than the entire Tang Dynasty, it is already ranked at the top among all Li Shimin's sons.
There was also a dinner that night, but after King Wu Li Ke drank two glasses of wine, he left with his men. He was a discerning man and knew that Li Xiang wanted to have a drinking contest with these people in the army. If he stayed here, these people would feel uncomfortable drinking, after all, he was sitting in the main seat.
"The King of Wu is also feeling uncomfortable. To be frank, he has been feeling uncomfortable every moment since he came to Fusang. Now the Emperor has finally figured it out. He will not make you uncomfortable, nor will he make him uncomfortable, and certainly not make us uncomfortable."
As soon as the King of Wu left, Cheng Yaojin started talking in a loud voice. General Qin Qiong next to him shook his head helplessly, but did not say anything. The people here were all Li Xiang's confidants, and this guy was Li Xiang's father-in-law, so let him say whatever he wanted. Even if Li Shimin knew about it, he knew what kind of person Cheng Yaojin was. He couldn't shut this guy's mouth, and Li Shimin would not do such a thing.
"Father-in-law, you have worked hard here recently. General Qin has also worked hard. I offer a toast to both of you."
Li Xiang did not continue talking about the previous topic. Although everyone here was his own, it was better to say less if it violated taboos. If it really reached Li Shimin's ears, although he would not punish Cheng Yaojin, he would at least group them together. At that time, he would always be dissatisfied. If the emperor was dissatisfied, then who knows when I would assign you a difficult task.
"Drink, drink."
General Qin Qiong said with a smile that people like him are smart. No matter whether they follow Li Shimin or Li Xiang, they only say half of what they want to say. If they were as talkative as Cheng Yaojin, they would have caused a lot of trouble. There are some things that Cheng Yaojin can say but Qin Shubao cannot.
The main reason is that he was originally a thoughtful person, but Cheng Yaojin gave people the impression of being a brainless person. Li Shimin was able to adapt to such a Cheng Yaojin. If Cheng Yaojin used his brain every day, he might not be able to maintain his current wealth and glory.
"Let's not talk about these awful things. Who is the negotiator on the other side? I heard it's the Emperor's brother."
Li Xiang turned the topic to Fuso, which was also to let them say less taboo words. Although most of the people in the army were his own people, there was still a small number of people who were not his own.
"The Emperor's younger brother, Prince Beigong Bai, met with us once and didn't say a word. This is because His Royal Highness Prince Wu was in a good mood. If it were someone else, he would probably have slapped him. He's just a prince of a small country, and he really made himself look like a fool."
Ding Tu had been drinking some wine by this time, and his speech was a bit slurred. He had never liked the prince of Fuso.
Of course, the first time the two sides just met and did not discuss substantive issues, we could not take action against them, but we can't be so civilized next time, otherwise people will really think that we in the Tang Dynasty are civilized people. Now we don't want to be civilized.
"Have you sent out spies? After we captured Fukuoka, what did the upper echelons and the people of Fuso say?"
Li Xiang took a bite of the dish and said that the wind direction from the upper class and the reputation from the lower class are both very important now.
"The upper class is divided into two factions. One faction advocates fighting us and is actively organizing an army. The other faction advocates surrender. Currently, the surrender faction has the upper hand. As for the common people, they don't seem to care much."
Ding Tu was the organizer of these events. Li Xiang certainly knew what was going on with the people of Fusang. Most of them only knew the daimyo in their own area and did not have such a strong sense of the entire country, so as long as the fighting did not take place on their own territory, they would not care about such things.
"How many troops have the rebels gathered? Where are they now?"
As soon as everyone heard what Li Xiang said, they immediately became excited. After the capture of Fukuoka, all attacks stopped, mainly because Li Ke was unwilling to take responsibility. Now that Li Xiang is here, there are more autonomy in various ways.
