Li Ke returned to Chang'an City and wrote a letter to Li Shimin saying that he was going to travel to Jiangnan. Li Shimin agreed to his request without hesitation.

Because this battle in Tubo lasted for three years. Li Ke led the troops to fight in the northwest and never returned to Chang'an. This time he was able to return to Beijing and wanted to go out for fun, so Li Shimin naturally would not object.

After leaving Liangyi Hall, Li Ke came to Queen Yang’s Qianqiu Hall, chatted with Queen Yang for a while before leaving the palace.

When he returned to the mansion, Li Ke asked Wang Zhongchang to prepare for everything about his trip.

The next day, Li Ke's horse team left Chang'an City and came to Yingzhou.

Because, in Li Ke's wife, except Wu Meiniang, other female members were accustomed to marching and camping in the wild. Li Ke's horse team was not very luxurious. Apart from a few big cars and necessary daily necessities, there were not many other things. The horse team went to Taiyuan Prefecture, then went to Yingzhou through Youzhou, and took the water route in Yingzhou to Yangzhou.

This is the result of Li Ke's repeated thinking.

Because this trip was one purpose, and another purpose was to test how Liu Rengui's navy was like and whether he could have the power to fight. Li Ke knew very well that the current situation was too calm in the country, which was very unfavorable to him. If he wanted to break this peace and let everyone look away from him, he had to think of other ways. The best solution to the countries in the Western Regions was originally the best solution, but after just experiencing the battle between Tubo and Tuyuhun, the northwest army still needed to rest, and the Tang Dynasty was not very familiar with the countries in the Western Regions and needed to conduct a reconnaissance.

Therefore, Li Ke placed his target on Liaodong and Goryeo. This small country that had hundreds of thousands of troops in the Great Sui Dynasty was used to let them go. However, attacking Goryeo did not require too many naval troops, but mainly depends on the army. However, Li Ke attached so much importance to the navy, and the main purpose was Fusang, a ally of Goryeo, and he had no good feelings for Fusang Li Ke. However, Fusang and the Tang Dynasty were separated by the sea. If they wanted to destroy this country, the Tang Dynasty had to have enough warships to transport large armies and supplies, and migrate people.

When the horse team passed through Taiyuan and Youzhou, Li Ke only stayed for one day.

Even though Taiyuan Prefecture was Li Ke's old base and the Governor of Bingzhou was Chen Qi, Li Ke's confidant general, Li Ke did not stay for too long.

With such a marching speed, when it arrived in Yingzhou, Li Ke and his group talked for nearly a month.

In Yingzhou, Liu Rengui generals Li Ke and Ashinayun welcomed the Governor's Office. Li Ke asked the female family to rest. He and Liu Rengui began to have an interview in the study.

"Regularly, what is your navy now?" Li Ke asked straight to the point.

"Your Highness, the navy can fight!" Liu Rengui said confidently, "What the navy needs now is a battle, and test his abilities through practice!"

"Have you found the island you are looking for?" Li Ke asked. He had asked Liu Rengui to find Taiwan before.

"I found it, but there is no one else except a few natives on it. The living conditions are also very bad and not suitable for living!" Liu Rengui said.

"This is no problem. What I mean is to build such an island into a prison for the Tang Dynasty!" Li Ke said lightly.

However, his words touched Liu Rengui very much. There were enough prisons in the Tang Dynasty, so why should we build prisons on a deserted island? Besides, why do we need these prisons?

"If you ask Chai Zhewei for the money to build a prison, he will give it to you. As for the manpower? Your navy can go to Goryeo or Fusang to see it. Wouldn't it be labor to catch a few more people?" Li Ke said with a smile.

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"Don't worry, I will take care of you if something happens, just do it like this!" Li Ke smiled slightly. Seeing Liu Rengui confused, he said again, "There will be many wars in the future. Will I kill me cleanly every time I surrender and captives? Besides, civilians can be killed, but some nobles cannot be killed. If I don't say it, you know--"

"Don't worry, your highness, I will understand!" Liu Rengui said.

"Well, I believe in you very much. If you arrange a boat, I will set off to Yangzhou the day after tomorrow!" Li Ke said.

Regarding Liu Rengui, Li Ke believed in his naval combat ability very much.

So, he just wanted to see the warship, but he didn't expect to personally inspect the Yingzhou Navy.

Besides, he was on a trip, not a northern tour or a southern tour. He was just a prince, but he had no right to review the Tang Dynasty navy. Even if Liu Rengui was willing, he would not cause such trouble for Liu Rengui.

"No" Liu Rengui took the order and left.

Li Ke and his group stayed in Yingzhou for a day, and the next day they took a tower ship and warship of Yingzhou Navy toward Yangzhou.

As Emperor Yang of the Great Sui Dynasty, Yangzhou has been in a place, and it is not to mention its prosperity, and the scenery is even more amazing.

Li Ke and his group stepped onto Yangzhou Prefecture, and the Yangzhou Prefecture officials immediately left the city to greet them.

Li Ke was not surprised at the actions of Yangzhou officials. If he had the foundation of Bingzhou, then Yangzhou was Li Tai's territory. He had a good relationship with Li Tai, and the Yangzhou officials were very attentive to him, Li Ke didn't want to refuse. He knew that this must be Li Tai's arrangement.

Li Ke stayed in Yangzhou for a long time. He traveled almost all parts of Suzhou and Hangzhou with Yangzhou as the center.

It was already June this day.

Li Ke was reading a book in the study when he saw Wang Zhongchang hurriedly and handed over a piece of Eagle Guard Secret Protection to Li Ke.

After reading the secret security, Li Ke's face turned gloomy and he didn't say anything for a while.

Wang Zhongchang stood quietly at Li Ke, waiting for Li Ke's instructions.

"It rained heavily and the Luo River flowed into Luoyang Palace. There must be something strange here. Go and ask the secret guard to check it out!" Li Ke said lightly.

"No" King Zhongchang received the order.

"You let Qisha come to the study!" Li Ke continued.

"No——" Wang Zhongchang took the order and left.

After a while, Qi Sha steadily walked into Li Ke's study.

As the leader of Qiks, he has no tasks now. This time Li Ke brought him with him when he was on a trip.

Li Ke has no military position now, and he cannot mobilize a soldier except his own personal guards. Therefore, when encountering problems, he can only rely on the powerful organization Qiks.

"Qian Sha, your current task is to keep a close eye on Changsun Wuji and Crown Prince Li Chengqian!" Li Ke said coldly.

As the saying goes, if you do abnormality, you will have evil spirits. Luo Water can flow into Luoyang Palace, which is an abnormal thing, and Li Ke thinks there must be something wrong with it.

"No" Qi Sha received his order and left.

A few days later, Wang Zhongchang handed Li Ke a document on the handling of heavy rain in Luoyang to the court. He immediately looked at it for a moment, and then he was still on the table.

He had already guessed that the court's cooking was nothing more than allocating money and food to save disasters, and conducting another general amnesty for the world, leading this complex issue to the will of heaven.

However, Wang Zhongchang also gave him a copy of Wei Zheng's memorial, which touched Li Ke very much.

Because Wei Zheng took this opportunity to join his "Ten Thoughts on Advising Emperor Taizong": I heard that those who seek the elders of trees must consolidate their roots; those who want to flow far away must dredge their springs; those who think about the peace of the country must accumulate their virtues and righteousness. The source is not deep and the distance is not solid, but seek the longness of trees, and those who do not have strong virtues can look forward to the peace of the country. Although the ministers are foolish, they know that it is impossible, let alone the wise? A monarch should be a heavy artifact, and the greatness of the territory is great. They will always respect the steepness of the sky, and always maintain the endless rest. Do not think about peace and safety and be frugal, and be frugal, and do not live in their wealth. If you are not in good health, you will not overcome your desires. This is also a cutting of roots to seek lush trees, blocking the source and wanting to flow old. ... Civil and military striving, the king and ministers have nothing to do, you can enjoy the joy of wandering, and raise the longevity of pine trees, and chant the harp of the harem and arch without saying a word. Why bother to think hard and do the duties of the hundreds of officials?

After reading this memorial carefully, Li Ke gained a new understanding of Wei Zheng.

However, what Li Ke did not expect was that the Tang Dynasty today is different from the Tang Dynasty in history. The Tang Dynasty's treasury is full of treasury and foreign wars have achieved brilliant results. This made the Tang Dynasty's emperor have thought about it after seeing this memorial by Wei Zheng and began a move that shocked Li Ke.


Chapter completed!