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Li Ye asked everyone to get up and said with a slight smile: "My fleet will be replenished here. I will stay here for half a day and then leave. Don't disturb everyone. Please show me your resume!"

It is difficult to stand out as an official in a small county town. Once a senior official passes by, they will do everything possible to curry favor with him and want to leave a good impression on him.

Li Ye understood them very well, so he said he could accept their resumes, but he also implicitly told them that he didn't want them to disturb him.

All the officials understood this and returned to the county government office to collect their resumes. Li Ye asked a soldier to go with them to avoid them coming back to bother him.

Li Ye said to the shopkeeper again: "I want all the bamboo wares from your store, don't fool me, otherwise I will send troops to deal with you."

The shopkeeper said tremblingly: "I don't dare, but I have to tell Your Highness that the Bamboo Champion is not a person, but a family. The bamboo products made by their old man went to Beijing to present to the Queen of Heaven. The Queen liked it very much and sealed him. Bambooware is the number one among bamboos.

The old man passed away a long time ago, and the craftsmanship was passed on to his two sons, who in turn passed it on to their grandsons. Now there are seven great-grandsons in the fourth generation. They opened a bamboo workshop in Jiuhua Town in the south. The name of the workshop is Zhu. Zhuangyuan, a family of more than a dozen people are making bamboo products, and the bamboo products they make have grades. Only the top quality ones can be called Zhuangyuan. They are very famous in the Jiangnan area. "

Li Ye nodded, "Just pick out all the high-quality ones for me. I won't let you suffer. In addition, you can customize dozens of high-quality couches for me from Zhu Zhuangyuan, and I will draw a picture for you."

The shopkeeper quickly prepared pen and paper, and Li Ye drew the bamboo and rattan chair based on his memory from his previous life. He was afraid that the shopkeeper wouldn't understand, so he sat on the bamboo couch to demonstrate to the shopkeeper.

"The legs of the couch should be higher, but not too high, so that the person's feet can just rest on the ground, and the back should be moved forward. I sit on the edge and can lean on the back comfortably. The back is done well. Like a net.”

The shopkeeper is in this business, and he can tell the truth with a smile: "I understand, His Highness just doesn't want to cross his legs, nor does he want to sit on his knees. His legs can hang down naturally, just like ordinary people's round stools, but with a backrest and Make it spacious and comfortable.”

Li Ye said happily: "That's what I mean, follow the drawings I drew. If you do it well, I will reward you heavily!"

Li Ye asked his soldiers to settle the bill with the store. He took Yang Yuhuan and strolled to the restaurant diagonally opposite. The owner of the restaurant already knew his identity and quickly arranged a private suite by the window.

Li Ye and Yang Yuhuan were sitting in the inner room. Outside were Yang Yuhuan's two maids. The maids came in to order and serve the food. Outsiders were not allowed in. Yang Yuhuan also took off the gauze curtain, revealing her peerless appearance.

Li Ye ordered a plate of the most famous local steamed anchovies, a bottle of good sake, and some other game and side dishes.

Looking out the window of the elegant room, one can see the fairyland of Jiuhua Mountain shrouded in clouds and mist. Li Ye smiled and said: "This is the dojo of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, a world-famous Buddhist holy place. There are many temples on the mountain, and it is said that there are tens of thousands of monks. "

Yang Yuhuan sighed quietly and said: "It really looks like a place where gods live. These monks and Taoists really know how to choose places and occupy the most beautiful mountains in the world."

Li Ye gave a thumbs up and praised: "Madam, what you said is insightful. One sentence has hit the key point. From now on, as long as we know which place has many Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, it must be a place with excellent scenery."

"I remember my husband said that the mountains and rivers of Atami are beautiful. Are there any temples there?"

Li Ye shook his head, "The water there is as green as gems, the snow is capped, and the mountains are magnificent, but there is no one there. You can see groups of sika deer walking along the river. In autumn, the woods turn into golden and fiery red, and the sky is so pure that there is no impurity, as if time It’s all stopped, it’s a paradise.”

Yang Yuhuan listened leisurely and longingly. She held Li Ye's hand and said, "My husband promised to take me swimming to feel the harmony of heaven and earth!"

Li Ye blinked and smiled: "You are not allowed to wear clothes while swimming."

Yang Yuhuan blushed and said: "As long as no outsiders are present, there is no problem in swimming naked!"

Li Ye nodded, "I will definitely take you there!"

In the afternoon, the fleet continued to set off, and ten days later, the fleet finally arrived in Jiangning County.

Since Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian burned down the Jiankang Palace and renamed it Jiangning County, the former ancient capital of the Six Dynasties has gradually been marginalized.

Jiangning County in the Tang Dynasty was affiliated with Runzhou, but Runzhou was governed in Dantu County, which is today's Zhenjiang. This was also the most beautiful period of Zhenjiang's history, and Nanjing was actually a county under its jurisdiction.

The reason why Li Ye chose to anchor in Jiangning was that it was relatively close to Xuanzhou, where Li Lin was located, and also close to Jiangdu and Dantu, and Jiangning County was not an important hub.

Li Ye temporarily stayed in Jiangning County, with hundreds of large ships and 6,000 soldiers. Li Ye ordered 3,000 navy troops to guard the ships. He also ordered Lei Wanchun to lead 3,000 soldiers to station in Jiangning County.

Now the situation in Jiangdong is more complicated. Originally, according to Li Longji's deployment, Yong Wang Li Lin commanded Jiangnan West Road, Lingnan Road and Qianzhong Road, and Sheng Wang Li Qi served as the governor of Guangling and served as the governor of Jiangnan East Road, Huainan, Henan and other roads.

As a result, the Sheng Wang Li Qi was first deposed by the Emperor Li Heng. The generals of the Sheng King Li Qi followed the emperor's will. Li Qi could not control the army and had to step down sadly.

Li Heng then set up Li Qi's jurisdiction as Huainan Road Jiedu Prefecture, Huaixi East Road Jiedu Prefecture and Jiangdong Jiedu Prefecture respectively, appointed Gao Shi as the Huainan Road Jiedu Envoy, appointed Lai Gu as the Huaixi East Road Jiedushi Envoy, and appointed Wei Zhi was the governor of Jiangdong.

The three major Jiedushi envoys, plus the Taihu naval army of Jiangdong envoy Li Xiyan, totaled 150,000 troops to compete with Yong Wang Li Lin.

When Li Lin first came to Jiangdong, he was in great shape. He killed Yan Jingzhi, the governor of Runzhou. Dantu guard Yuan Jingyao surrendered to Dantu County, and Jiangdu guard Li Shenqing surrendered to Jiangdu County. Li Lin's momentum was greatly boosted.

However, the good times did not last long. After Emperor Li Heng sent Gao Shi as the Huainan Jiedushi, the situation began to reverse, and the general guarding Jiangdu, Li Shenqing, surrendered to Gao Shi again.

The general Yuan Jingyao who guarded Dantu also surrendered to Jiangdong Jiedushi Wei Zhi. Li Lin lost Yangzhou and Runzhou and retreated to Xuanzhou again.

The root cause of Li Lin's defeat was that he failed to capture the Yangtze River navy in Jiangdu.

When he initially led an army of 100,000 to attack Runzhou, interviews with Jiangnan East Road gave Li Xiyan the foresight to order hundreds of warships and 20,000 naval officers of Jiangdu's Yangtze River Navy to retreat to Taihu Lake.

It was precisely because of the lack of naval support that Jiangdu guard Li Shenqing was helpless. Under the persuasion of Yangzhou Governor Li Chengshi, he surrendered to Gao Shi.

At this time, Li Ye's fleet arrived in Jiangning, which immediately aroused tension, and various military governors suspected Li Ye's intention of coming east.

Gao Shi, the governor of Huainan Province, immediately crossed the Yangtze River and went to Jiangning to visit his old boss.

Li Ye met Gao Shi on his Wanshi boat.

Gao Shi boarded the ship, and Li Ye greeted him with a smile, "After two years of separation, Gao Shijun's career is impressive!"

Gao Shi quickly bowed and saluted, "Gao Shi's success today is all due to His Highness's support. Gao Shi will never forget the grace of becoming an official!"

Li Ye nodded, "We were separated in Suiye, the westernmost part of the Tang Dynasty, but we met again in Jiangning, the easternmost part of the Tang Dynasty. We are 30,000 miles apart. What a wonderful encounter in life."

The two laughed and walked into the meeting room together.

The two of them were seated separately. Gao Shi tried the bamboo couch and said with a smile, "This bamboo couch is well made, strong and delicate, but is it the bamboo utensil of Qiupu Zhu No. 1?"

"Gao Shijun also knows about Zhu Zhu Zhuangyuan?"

"I've heard that Li Chengshi, the governor of Yangzhou, has a set of high-quality bamboo utensils that are number one in bamboo. It is said that they are very cool to use in summer. I plan to buy a set in summer."

Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "Qiupu County is the territory of King Yong. Gao Shijun wants to buy bamboo utensils, and the trip must be approved by King Yong."

When King Yong was mentioned, Gao Shi's face became serious. He pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me. Seeing that we are about to encircle and suppress King Yong's army, His Highness suddenly arrives with his army, which makes us have to worry about His Highness's intentions. Your Highness Can you tell the truth?"

Li Ye smiled lightly and said, "What's there to worry about? King Yong was driven to Xuanzhou by me. Will I still help him seize Jiangdong?"

"But."

Gao Shi smiled bitterly and said: "At this moment, if His Highness supports King Yong to annex Jiangdong, and uses rebellion as an excuse to destroy King Yong, won't Jiangdong become the meat of His Highness?"

Li Ye laughed loudly, then suddenly stopped laughing, and said coldly: "Who does Gao Shijun think of me, Li Ye? If I want to annex the Tang Dynasty, I will not regain Chang'an at all. I will directly encourage An Lushan." Destroy Lingwu and let the Tang Dynasty perish. Then I will destroy King Yong and establish the Eastern Tang Dynasty. Then I will send troops to attack Anlu Mountain and devour the world. Isn’t this more ambitious than Gao Shijun’s idea?"