It took Li Xiang almost a whole meal to explain the current situation in Nanzhao to the two princesses. Yongning was very happy to hear that the people in her hometown lived a very prosperous life. After all, that was her hometown.
"If we go back to the Tang Dynasty, can we go back to our hometown?"
Yongning said this with a pleading look, because Yongning knew very well that every time he made this expression, Li Xiang would never refuse him. This was also his trump card.
"Don't mess around, Yongning."
Yongning didn't know the rules, but Princess Yongping did. Once you marry into the Tang Dynasty, if you still want to go home to visit your family, it will be a great blessing. If you have made contributions to the entire Tang Dynasty, such as giving birth to the next generation, then you still have the opportunity to return home. But now Yongning's belly is flat, so where is the credit?
"It's okay. If we were in Chang'an, we would have to follow the rules. But we're already in Fusang. Nothing here matters. We can go home. We just need to report to Chang'an City first and tell them that we're going to the south for an inspection."
Li Xiang gave him a head-pat in a very loving way. This is very good in modern society, but it doesn't seem to have much killing power in this era.
Yongping nodded jealously. In Princess Yongping's mind, Li Xiang was a hero who dominated the world. How could he change his plans because of a woman? Now it seemed that she had been wrong before. He really loved his woman very much.
In fact, even if Yongning had not brought it up, Li Xiang was also planning to return to Beijing from the south. After all, taking a boat is very convenient now. The affairs of Nanzhao were created by Li Xiang himself. Although the memorials from various places were good, it would be better for him to go and see them in person when he returned.
In addition, King Li Ke of Shu has already entered Sichuan. Li Xiang entrusted Xiao Yu to tell this guy, but Li Xiang also knew that this guy was not the kind of person who would do whatever you say, so he still gave him a few more instructions after he went there. Sichuan is of vital importance now, and it must not be allowed to fall into chaos for other reasons, which would be extremely detrimental to the entire Tang Dynasty.
Secondly, he wanted to see the situation in South Asia. Li Xiang had always wanted to build a huge empire, but if there was no outlet to the Indian Ocean, then Li Xiang would feel very failed. Now that he could take over the Korean Peninsula and Fuso, the first step of the overseas plan had taken shape.
Others may not understand Li Xiang's plan, but Li Xiang himself is very clear that as long as his expansion plan is formed, the whole world will definitely be under the feet of the Tang Dynasty in the next five hundred to one thousand years. He is just an ordinary person and cannot guarantee that the Tang Dynasty will prosper for ten thousand years, but at least it will prosper for five hundred to one thousand years.
Just as the three of them continued to eat, Ding Jiayong came in hurriedly from outside. It seemed that something unhandled had happened. Li Xiang wiped his mouth and motioned for the two to continue eating.
Fukuda Yasukawa?
Princess Yongping pricked up her ears, but in the end she only heard one name. If she were in Chang'an, she might have heard of this person, but this was Fusang, and this four-character name was too difficult to pronounce, so even if she had heard it, she would not be able to remember it.
Judging from the expression on Li Xiang's face, this is indeed a bit serious.
"I won't be back tonight. You two sisters can just stay here and relax. If you go out in the next few days, be sure to bring extra guards."
Li Xiang came back and gave a few instructions. Although there is not much danger in the capital now, many people are still hostile to the people of our Tang Dynasty, especially those around Li Xiang. In addition, the emperor was sent to Chang'an this time, and many evil spirits immediately jumped out. What Ding Jiayong just said was this matter.
"Then you should be careful. There are other people outside if anything happens. Don't think you are at the forefront of everything."
In a moment of desperation, Yongning brought up the way the two spoke. Princess Yongping was horrified. "Why didn't you even say 'Your Highness'? Is that how you usually talk?" General Ding, standing beside him, was also a little taken aback. Although the military didn't care about this, as an ordinary concubine of His Highness, how could you speak to me like that?
"Don't worry. Others may not know my abilities, but don't you? If I get injured here, it's probably because I haven't exercised enough. Besides, it's not a big deal. I just need to go inspect somewhere else tonight and should be back tomorrow afternoon. Don't worry too much."
After hearing what Li Xiang said, Yongning finally felt relieved, but Princess Yongping knew that things were definitely not that simple. It was indeed very difficult for a man to lie to his wife in order to reassure her.
When Li Xiang came out of his residence, the smile on his face disappeared. Fukuda Yasukawa was the patriarch of a large family in Fuso, and this person also controlled a lot of land. At this moment, he had gathered an army of more than 80,000 and was preparing to go to the capital of Fuso to talk with Li Xiang.
The Fukuda family has always been one of the most noble families in the entire Fuso. Although the emperor is the highest leader of Fuso, all places have always been under the control of major families. If they really don't want to surrender, then they will have headaches at that time.
Now the emperor has surrendered completely, and with the lands conquered by Li Xiang and his men, they can only control about half of the entire Fuso. The remaining half is still in the hands of the major families. So before the emperor left, Li Xiang asked this guy to write a lot of letters and asked his subordinates to deliver them to the patriarchs of the major families, hoping that they could come to the capital for a good talk.
When the agreement was signed, all the major families had sent representatives to the capital to observe the ceremony. Although they were dissatisfied with the agreement, no one wanted to be the first to speak out, so everyone chose to remain silent...
Li Xiang knew that things were not that simple. Eighty percent of the annual income had to be handed over to the Tang Dynasty, which was something no country would be willing to do. However, he did not expect that the unrest would come so soon, and the Futian family finally jumped out.
