Some time ago, Li Chengqian wrote a letter asking to send troops to destroy Linyi. The open reason was that Linyi eroded the land of the Tang Dynasty, but the private reason was that Linyi produced a lot of rice. Although the Tang Dynasty does not lack food now, it would not think that there was too much food. What's more, Linyi's country is capricious and Jiaozhou is too far away from the Tang Dynasty. If we don't take advantage of the current Tang Dynasty's military strength to wipe them out, we don't know what chaos will happen in the future?

In addition to the above reasons, of course Li Zhi also had the meaning of training troops. After all, the Tang Dynasty was pacified and there was little chance to use troops on a large scale, especially in the south. In addition, although Jiaozhou is far away, it is related to the safety of the Lingnan prefectures, so it is imperative to destroy Linyi.

With Li Zhi's order, the soldiers from Jiaozhou and Guangzhou immediately gathered together, and the navy led by Li Jin also actively cooperated. Under the attack of the navy and land, Lin Yi surrendered the whole country in just half a month. Then Li Chengqian and others entered Linyi City and temporarily took charge of the entire territory of Linyi.

However, just as the war in Linyi ended, someone in the court secretly wrote a letter to Li Zhi, saying that Li Chengqian was in charge of military and political power in Linyi, and it was likely to change in the future. In addition, Li Jin was in charge of the navy for many years, and his confidants were all his confidants. Moreover, after the navy conquered the Nanyang Sea, the court had not sent officials to whine the official accusations. Now it is under the navy. It can be said that the navy has money and some people have land. If it rebels, no one can control it.

Although this memorial was torn directly by Li Zhi and demoted the censor who submitted the memorial to another place, Ang Lee still felt that he should discuss it with Li Xiu. After all, this matter involved a sensitive topic of rebellion. Moreover, Li Jin had been in the navy for many years. Even though he had no intention of rebellion, he had the strength to rebellion, which was also a taboo for the emperor.

"Did Your Majesty say anything except for punishing the person who submitted the memorial?" Li Xiu pondered for a moment after hearing this, and finally asked.

"No, after his Majesty tear off the memorial, he issued an order to demote the censor to another place. He said nothing, and the expression on his face was very calm, which made him unable to guess what his Majesty was thinking." Ang Lee also frowned at this time. He was a few years older than Li Zhi, and he almost watched Li Zhi grow up. But now as Li Zhi ascended the throne, the more emperors' majesty he was on, he sometimes couldn't guess what Li Zhi thought.

Li Xiu couldn't help but frown when he heard this. After a while, he slowly said: "Although Your Majesty didn't say anything about this, he probably only knew what he was thinking. Moreover, Jin'er has been in the Navy for too long. Let's do this. Call him and Mingkong for the New Year today. In addition, you can write a letter to Chengqian, so that he would better find a way to come back, so that at least reduces His Majesty's suspicion about them."

"Yes, I'll do it now!" Ang Lee immediately agreed when he heard his father's words, then turned around and wrote a letter to Li Jin and Li Chengqian.

After watching his son leave, Li Xiu frowned and sat behind the desk silently. Li Chengqian was his student, and Li Jin was his son. Li Xiu was very familiar with the personalities of these two people. Li Chengqian wouldn't talk about it for now, just say that Li Jin has not been a fuel-efficient since he was a child, and there is a Wu Mingkong who is even more unfussy. The couple can be more troublesome to the side of him.

However, thanks to Li Jin and Wu Mingkong's ability to do so, the navy was brought back to life in just a few years, and developed from the northern coast to the southern coast, and even captured the entire South Ocean. If the islands controlled by the navy were added together, the total area was almost one-third of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the sea specialties were rich, and the sea trade was also very profitable, so the navy's oil and water were the most abundant. For this reason, the military academy also opened a class of naval generals to train talents for the navy.

However, with the growth of the navy, a very realistic problem arises, that is, the navy is the navy of the Tang Dynasty, not Li Jin alone. Of course, because of Li Jin's special identity, Li Zhi may not have any suspicion of him now, but if it lasts for a long time, it is hard to say. After all, as an emperor, he will never allow others to sleep soundly beside the bed.

"It's good to come back. Let's see what Your Majesty means. If Your Majesty is not at ease, then let him add people to the navy. However, Jin'er and his wife may feel a little uncomfortable." Li Xiu suddenly said to himself. He asked Li Jin to come back just to test Li Zhi's attitude, and also let Li Zhi know that Li Jin had no unfair intentions, otherwise he would not have come back.

However, Li Jin and Li Chengqian were not very urgent. The most important thing now is that Li Zhi and Changsun Wuji were almost about to fall apart. Li Zhi was not Li Zhi in the past. If Li Zhi in the past was still a little weak in character, then Li Zhi is much more decisive than him. Many people even say that Li Zhi is becoming more and more like Li Shimin.

But it is precisely because of this that Li Zhi is even more unwilling to allow others to interfere with the power that should have belonged to him. Now Changsun Wuji has violated this taboo. If Li Zhi had just ascended the throne a few years ago, because he was unfamiliar with the government affairs, he could still allow Changsun Wuji to intervene in the court, then now Li Zhi has grown up and wants to take back all his own powers, which naturally has a conflict with Changsun Wuji.

Li Zhi was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Changsun Wuji was the leader of all officials. Moreover, he had been in the court for many years, and his relatives and friends were all over the court. If these two people really fought, no matter who wins or loses, the consequences would be serious. The only one who could mediate the two of them was Li Xiu. This was not Li Xiu's boast, but the consensus of everyone in the court. So after Li Zhi and Changsun Wuji quarreled, Li Ji, Yu Zhining, Chu Suiliang and others also came to see Li Xiu one after another, nominally, for a visit, but actually wanted to ask Li Xiu to mediate.

Faced with this situation, Li Xiu had no choice but to refuse. Of course, he originally planned to persuade Li Zhi and Changsun Wuji. After all, everything should be put first, so after Li Xiu prepared for a few days, he finally entered the palace to meet Li Zhi that day.
Chapter completed!