What Li De hesitated was not whether to fight or not but how to fight. Naval battles were not their strengths. Even if there were warships, they were not necessarily better than pirates.

He was so arrogant that he could not joke about the lives of his soldiers.

"The vanguard soldiers are brave and good at fighting, but they are not good at naval combat. Besides, the warships are being built and naval soldiers are not so easy to train," Li De explained.

"Husband, wouldn't this refute Your Majesty's intention? This will not be beneficial to Youzhou." Pei Qingxuan said.

"You can destroy pirates without dispatching ships. Don't forget that the current pirates are coastal fishermen and some transport merchant ships. The vanguard soldiers can only garrison on the coast. As for ships, they can only wait for something that cannot come."

Li De explained that there is no way for them to dispatch ships if objective conditions do not allow them to dispatch ships, but they can send vanguard troops to the beach to garrison.

After receiving the news, Lu Fulin was very nervous. He didn't know what Li De was thinking, but garrisoning troops on the coast and other places was simply a provocation to the troops stationed in the Sui State.

He knew very well that if he told Emperor Yang of Sui, his official position would not be saved at the least, and if he didn't do it well, he might lose his life.

So for his life, Lu Fulin has been running to the Governor's Office many days, and after a while, he was considered half an acquaintance.

"Grandmaster, I'm going to bother you again. It's inappropriate to really send troops to garrison." Lu Fulin continued to express his attitude towards the matter.

"You are afraid that the vanguard soldiers will threaten the imperial power, and it is a provocation to the imperial power, which will lead to your majesty's anger. Your life is worrying, right?"

Lu Fulin had a bitter face. He thought so in his heart that he was not talking about such a thing. Li De could say it was hard to say it clearly. If it was spread and waited for his result, it would still not end well.

"Grandmaster, the pirate group led by Yang Xuangan really poses a huge threat to the lives of the people. Many young children were snatched and taken away by them. In the long run, their power may be spread throughout the coastal areas within three years. It is a big concern. I know that the Grandmaster is concerned about the people and begs you to send troops to wipe out the pirates."

Lu Fulin said it sincerely, but the facts do not allow it.

"Lu Fulin, you know the situation in Youzhou every day. The vanguard's ships are being built. You also said that there are 100 large ships of pirates. If you only send a small number of warships to fight, it will not be able to solve the problem. Maybe you will be defeated. I can't let the vanguard's soldiers make fearless sacrifices because there is no doubt, do you understand?"

Li De said seriously, how could Lu Fulin not know? But what could he do? If the vanguard soldier did not come out, what if His Majesty sent him to the border with one sentence?

Even if he comes every day for his own future and life, he will not give up even if he feels bored. Compared to life, other things are all over the clouds.

Hearing Li De's resolute rejection, Lu Fulin looked depressed. This was not the first time. His mentality was quite good. At least His Majesty did not specify his time, which means there was still a chance before spring began.

Li De looked at Lu Fulin's appearance and said calmly: "Please choose to go to war with horses and horses, not necessarily by the vanguard troops, is the best choice."

When Lu Fulin heard Li De's words, he suddenly came back with energy. He obviously wanted to mention how he could be worthy of his position as the Minister of the Honglu Temple if he didn't seize the opportunity at this time.

Not everyone can be competent for the position of the Minister of the Honglu Temple. The main responsibility for work is communication. Those who have rules and no rules must be handed over to them.

Just like now, envoys are needed to negotiate, and it is usually necessary to negotiate. It is conceivable how much pressure they are and how powerful they have is, which is incomparable to other official positions.

People who work in Honglu Temple are very smart. Their words and deeds represent the official family and are more related to their lives.

"If you have something to say, please speak." Lu Fulin said immediately.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Li De knew that the other party was really helpless. In order not to let Lu Fulin disturb him every day, he could only give him an idea.

"Do you know who among the generals of the Sui Kingdom is best at fighting water?" Li De asked.

"Of course, it's just that Lai Hu'er's rebellion has become a major concern of the Sui Kingdom. Such actions are really a shame for the general."

Lu Fulin was quite excited when he said that Lai Hu'er's rebellion was unexpected, but when he asked himself, he would definitely be in danger of returning in that case, as usual, he would definitely be in danger of his life.

Lai Hu'er didn't expect that those people before could at least protect their lives. After all, there were strong families or reputations behind them. Even if they were angry, they would at most lose their official position.

Whether you can survive if you come to protect yourself is still shallow or not is not just a matter of your Majesty’s words.

Lu Fulin really wanted to say justice, but justice can only be in the hearts of the people. It would be nice to have the matter decided by the emperor, a minister of the Honglu Temple, to make diplomatic affairs well. He was not in the mood to care about other people's affairs, but his attitude was to firmly safeguard the emperor's position.

"How can Lai Hu'er not commenting on this person? Just say that he is good at naval battles. If he is sent to fight, can he defeat the pirates?" Li De asked suddenly.

Lu Fulin looked at Li De in silence and said slowly: "If we look at the past record, at least there is no general of the Sui State who can match it."

After seeing Li De's expression, Lu Fulin said that the combat effectiveness of the vanguard soldiers is now recognized as strong. He is not clear about the words of the sailors. The vanguard soldiers have never fought naval battles. If they are not right, wouldn't they offend people?

At this time, I don’t care about so much, I just say it anyway.

"Since that's the case, Your Majesty has given a generous reward for suppressing bandits. Why don't you persuade Your Majesty to re-enforce Zhao'an to protect the pirates, and let him destroy the pirates and weaken the power of Penglai. Moreover, after Zhao'an, Penglai returned to Sui State to control this kind of thing. What do you think of one stone and three birds with one bird?"

Lu Fulin was stunned for a while after listening to Li De's words. Why didn't he expect such a simple thing?

In Jiangling Palace, Lu Fulin was talking to Emperor Yang of Sui about the basis of "one stone and three birds" in the foundation.

"Your Majesty, the Great Governor of Youzhou is really outrageous. Not only does he refuse to dispatch ships, but he also requires garrisoning on the coast. Although he can protect for a while, his behavior cannot deceive everyone. It is obvious that protecting local people is actually trying to occupy the coastal city as a port for future pioneers, so I decided on his request."

"In order to solve the current problem, I came up with this plan of "one stone and three birds" and hope to share your worries."

Lu Fulin's performance was very calm and he said the same thing as the truth. Regardless of whether others believed it or not, Emperor Yang of Sui believed it.
Chapter completed!