Tang Dynasty: What! My mother is actually Empress Zhangsun

"Your Majesty, which bandits are so bold!"

Cheng Yaojin shouted angrily:"Give me five hundred soldiers and I will go to suppress them."

The rest of the people also glared at him.

What a joke.

In the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there are still bandits who dare to rob military rations. They are really bold.

In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty has been recuperating, and these warriors who have fought in hundreds of battles have long been lonely.

When they heard about this, their eyes were bigger than lanterns.

Li Shimin smiled and shook his head, saying:"Brother Cheng, don't worry, Lord Fang, you tell me!"

Fang Xuanling stood up and pointed to the map on the side and introduced:

"These bandits were entrenched in Henan Province. When the money and grain from Henan and Jiangnan were transported to the capital, they would be robbed by the bandits."

"The local garrison had launched several expeditions but all returned without success."

"After a detailed investigation, it was found that this thief was well-trained and well-informed, and was definitely not a bandit. Your Majesty suspected that this matter was related to the former subordinates of Prince Yin!"

After hearing this, everyone finally understood.

Bandits and mountain bandits, in front of the Tang Dynasty's iron cavalry, were nothing but rubble.

But if it was related to the former subordinates of Prince Yin, then this matter would be troublesome.

""Your Majesty, what do you think of the solution?"

Du Ruhui pondered for a moment and asked slowly.

Li Shimin chuckled and said,"The Northern Expedition is imminent, and this little clown finally couldn't stand the loneliness and jumped out."

"Well, now that I'm out, I don't have to look for them again."12

"Then we should catch them all at once and eradicate them completely!"

Qin Qiong cupped his hands and asked with a smile,"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

Seeing Qin Qiong speak, the other generals were not happy and shouted:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go too. According to the old doctor Cheng, he can't stand the loneliness."

"Go away, Cheng Heizi, my Yuchi Gong's double maces are almost rusty. Give me this chance, and it will be your turn next time."

Seeing that many powerful generals wanted to fight, Li Shimin said,"Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Sending my generals to deal with these bandits will make people laugh."

"I think it’s time for the younger generations to show their faces and see blood!"

""Let Huaiyu and the other brats go in this battle!"

Zhangsun Wuji, who was standing by, felt bad.

He had always been paying attention to Li Nian's whereabouts, so he naturally knew that he was also in the army.

If Qin Huaiyu went, wouldn't that mean Li Nian went?

This is letting these bandits practice their sword skills for him!

His Majesty thinks highly of him.

Thinking of this, Zhangsun Wuji's heart sank.

When the generals heard this, they stopped fighting.

Well, there are battles to be fought, and these little guys should see blood. If they really peed their pants on the battlefield when they go north to the Turks, it would be a joke.

Seeing that everyone had no objection, Li Shimin made the decision directly.

"Let's do this."

After all the ministers left, Li Shimin left Fang Xuanling alone.

"My dear minister, after the court is dismissed, go to Kuan'er and tell him the details of this matter."

There are other details about this bandit suppression, but Li Shimin did not reveal them in front of all the ministers just now.

Nodding, Fang Xuanling said seriously:

"The Zheng family of Xingyang dared to protect the former subordinates of the Crown Prince Yin. It was so audacious."

"Unfortunately, they did not leave any evidence, otherwise, we could have taken the opportunity to wipe them out!"

At the beginning of Zhenguan, these aristocratic families became more and more arrogant, and the court also suppressed them to the utmost, in order to prevent you from becoming the only one and threatening the court.

Among them, the five surnames and seven clans were the most powerful.

Xingyang Zheng family was one of the five surnames and seven clans!

"The main purpose of this trip is not to suppress the bandits, but to find evidence of the collusion between Zheng and the bandits!"

Li Shimin instructed:"Huaiyu can't do these things, but it depends on whether Kuan'er can do it."

Fang Xuanling was stunned when he heard it.

His Majesty said so much, it turned out that he was setting the stage for the second prince!

""I understand!"

Fang Xuanling bowed and hurriedly left the hall.

After leaving the palace, he went straight to the small courtyard of Sujia Lane.

Outside the small courtyard.

Fang Xuanling looked around. This was his first time here. He carefully looked at the copper plate on the door and said to himself,"No. 6, Jiazi, should be here."

As soon as he opened the door, he saw a thin figure rushing towards him.

"Ouch!"

Squatting on the ground and rubbing his little head, Changle said angrily

"You old man, what are you doing!"

"Little girl, what's wrong with you!"

Fang Xuanling hurriedly stepped forward to help Changle up, and when he saw her, his old face trembled.

Isn't this the devil in the palace? Why is he here!

Thinking back, there were rumors in the palace a few days ago that Princess Changle sneaked out of the palace, and it turned out that she ran here.

"Hey, old man, take your hand away!"

After pushing Fang Xuanling, Changle hung his head and was about to burst into tears.

""Wow, I'm so unlucky today. I guess I shouldn't go buy candied haws."

Fang Xuanling swallowed his saliva and was about to kowtow and kneel down when he saw Li Nian coming up to him with a smile.

"Prime Minister Fang, why are you here!"

"Please come in and sit down."

With a smile, Fang Xuanling was welcomed into the hall. Su Tan'er also served tea virtuously, and then took the depressed Changle downstairs to play. After drinking a sip of tea, he stole a glance at Princess Changle, and was relieved to see that she did not recognize him.

""My Lord, is there anything you need today?"

Li Nian asked with a smile, putting down the teacup.

Fang Xuanling turned around, took out a piece of letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

"This is the money earned from selling salt this month, and this part is yours." (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

Upon hearing this, Li Nian's eyes lit up and he counted the money.

A total of more than 12,000 guan, he really made a lot of money when he went to mine salt!

Seeing that this kid looked like a money-grubber, he started counting the money in front of him, and Fang Xuanling's old face twitched immediately.

He didn't even want to avoid people!

After counting, Li Nian raised his head happily.[]

"It's just a small matter, but you're still bothering me to come all the way here."

Fang Xuanling smiled and shook his head."This is no small matter."

"This time, the young master was willing to share the salt mine with the court, which solved the court's urgent problem."

"Without this amount of money, it would be difficult to provide relief to the victims of the flood in Hedong.

Li Nian was immediately interested.

"Oh? It actually costs so much money and food to provide relief to the disaster victims?"

"Didn’t the imperial court transfer the disaster-stricken people to the northern border to build post roads?"

"The court didn't use this work-for-relief policy?"

Muttering to himself, Li Nian frowned.

Didn't his father submit the memorial for work-for-relief?

Fang Xuanling was startled.

How did this kid know about work-for-relief?

The court meeting just ended, and the things discussed in today's court meeting have been revealed?

No!

Could it be that the second prince proposed this work-for-relief policy to Your Majesty?

After thinking about it carefully, Fang Xuanling was shocked to see Li Nian's depressed look.

It must be like this.

No wonder Your Majesty didn't mention it before. He brought the second prince into the palace two days ago and brought it up today.

Your Majesty is showing off!

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but smile.

"Young Master, His Majesty has ordered the relocation of the affected people to the northern border to build a post road."

"All the people who volunteered to go there will be provided with money and food, and their livelihoods will be settled."

Relieved, Li Nian muttered in his heart,"It seems that Li Er is not a fool, and he can see the merits of my plan."

He saluted and said,"Prime Minister, please don't call me that. You should call me Li Nian."

Fang Xuanling smiled and sipped his tea, and suddenly an idea came to him.

Since the second prince could come up with the method of work-for-relief, could it solve his current problem?

"Li, the construction of the post road has been arranged."

"I have something else to say, I wonder if you are interested in listening to it?"

Li Nian immediately said with a smile:"I am not talented, but I am willing to listen to it."

""Yes!"

Fang Xuanling nodded and said,"Building the post road requires not only labor, but also horse-drawn carriages and countless ox-drawn carts."

"Now, the labor problem has been solved, but there is still a big difference between horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts for transportation."

Sighing, Fang Xuanling murmured,"This matter has been a headache for me recently."

After listening to this, Li Nian frowned, pondered for a moment, and then came up with a plan.

"My lord, this may not be difficult!"

"Oh?"

Fang Xuanling was delighted, it seemed that he had come to the right place, and immediately asked:"Do you have a solution?"

"There is a way, it depends on whether you dare to do it!"

Knocking on the table, Li Nian smiled and said,"It is true that the Tang Dynasty lacks horses, but some people lack everything except horses!"

Fang Xuanling narrowed his eyes and motioned him to continue.

"Turks!"

Li Nian said,"The Turks are so poor that they only have horses left. We can borrow some from them!"

Fang Xuanling's mouth twitched when he heard what Li Nian said.

This kid is talking nonsense!

The Turks and the Tang Dynasty are mortal enemies. If they can lend you horses to transport supplies, isn't that aiding the enemy?

"Little guy, you are so brave!"

Shaking his head, Fang Xuanling suddenly felt a little regretful.

It seems that he still overestimated him.

"The Turks have horses, they belong to them, why should they lend them to us?"

Li Nian smiled and said,"What if we hire them instead of lending them?"

"Hire the Turks’ horses at ten times the price. If ten times is not enough, then pay twenty times, thirty times, until they are satisfied!"