Chapter 1383: Watching the Fire Across the Shore
With the sailors shouting in unison, a brand new large sea boat slowly left the dock with cargo.
Sheng Zhonghuai stood on the deck on the highest floor, staring at the land gradually moving away from him with some greed.
If there were no major accidents, his departure would never be able to return to this land he had fought for in his entire life.
In fact, it is a great luck for him to have such an ending.
At least, he would not have to toss and turns in the dark night in the future, for fear that the inner guards of the Tang Dynasty would knock on their doors at any time.
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He was dressed up, stood solemnly, clasped his fists with both hands, bowed deeply, and stood up straight, but his face was already full of water.
Turning around, he saw Dai Shu, who had already returned to women's clothing, standing at the cabin door, staring at him with a smile. He wiped away his tears, strode towards Dai Shu, and took the other party's hand.
"I've lost my composure!"
On the coast, Gongsun Changming also stared at the sea ship that was gradually moving away.
"Mr. Gongsun, this person is still very capable, why not surrender?" An official who was accompanying him asked in confusion. "This person actually has no will to resist, and with the ties, if surrender, he will probably be sure to win."
Gongsun Changming smiled and shook his head: "Not having the will to resist does not mean that he will surrender with conscience. Anyone with great ability is also arrogant. They can admit defeat by betting, but they will not surrender to their former opponents."
"Isn't this letting the tiger return to the mountain?"
"A person like Sheng Zhonghuai will not have any trouble if he accepts his anger and admits defeat. This is another kind of arrogance!" Gongsun Changming smiled: "And as you said, he is indeed a capable person. Exiling him overseas will also be of great benefit to promoting our Tang Dynasty civilization in the future. This is where His Majesty's mind lies."
The official nodded repeatedly.
"The dynasty can be short-lived, and the country's destiny may be interrupted, but civilization can last forever." Gongsun Changming said: "I am not afraid of changing dynasties, but I am afraid of civilization breaking. As long as my Tang civilization still exists, even if our empire declines one day, it will still rise and revival in time. People like Sheng Zhonghuai can use another way to spread my Tang civilization. Your Majesty's actions in the past two years have focused on this. Domestic affairs are actually no longer included in Your Majesty's focus."
"Your Majesty is the ballast stone of the empire!" the official said solemnly.
Gongsun Changming laughed: "If you can see this, it means that your future is very bright. You are right. Your Majesty is now making himself the last support for the empire's ballast, but ordinary mundane affairs are basically handed over to the major committees to complete."
"Chen Wenliang's movements in Hebei are still a little too big, I feel a little intense." The official thought for a while and said.
"Is it intense?" Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "But after two years, Chen Wenliang completed political reform in Hebei. This area that is most important to the empire, after two years of depression, this year's GDP has only taken only nine months to catch up with Jiangsu's total revenue last year. This year's Statistics Department estimates that Hebei may be the first."
The officials fell silent.
"Zhejiang has begun. This is where Xu Xiang once governors. If you don't move, you will have to move the rankings back." Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "You have to think clearly that the quota of the congress is determined based on the economy and population of a place. If you don't move, the influence of Jiangsu will probably be reduced step by step. For such a fertile land, if such a situation occurs, you, the governor, will not be able to make a bad deal."
The official nodded. "I will consider this matter seriously, and at most after the autumn harvest, I will make the final decision."
"Okay, this time I was entrusted by Your Majesty, and I went out and took a look. In short, I can't let Your Majesty down." Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "Since the tide of history has been surging, it will never stop. Those who follow the trend will naturally surge into the waves, countercurrent or negative will eventually be swallowed up by the huge waves. This is the best time to create the era, but it is also the time to bury other people."
"I understand what Mr. Gongsun means. But Jiangsu is still very different from Hebei. I have to think about it thoroughly. Since the Governor is the same place, I have to be responsible for Your Majesty, and at least I have to complete these things on the premise of ensuring that there is no chaos. After all, Jiangsu is still the most important tax-related areas of the empire now."
"Of course you have your reasons." Gongsun Changming said: "But the war is about to end, and Xiang Zhen has not had much time, and Nanzhao, hehe, the messenger of the offender has set out. I think it will take not long before the land will be changed and completely included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty."
"I heard that Annan has been quite uneasy recently! Will the court have the idea of moving troops?"
Gongsun Changming shook his head: "Before the digestion of Rongguan, Guiguan, and Lingnan, we will not use troops to Annan. Besides, the court has other arrangements for those places, and it may not necessarily be necessary to move troops, and some of the gains are not worth the loss."
Lang Son, in a military camp, Teng Jian was shirtless and happily playing mahjong with a group of generals.
"Oh, the leap blossoms, General Teng, I'm sorry, I'm going to have a card again." A lieutenant smiled and slapped a card on the table. In front of him, a tall stack of silver dollars had been squatted, but the other two on the table had lost to the ground.
"You are lucky today." Looking at the card faces of Kaihua and all the other cards on the opposite side, Teng Jian shook his head repeatedly and pushed the stack of silver dollars in front of him, "Forget it today, I want to avoid your edge and stop playing."
"Don't, General Teng, you won a great victory yesterday!" the captain shouted.
"I won't play anymore. I lost yesterday, but I still lost today. If I lose, I will lose even my wife." The other two also took the opportunity to shout, pushed the card, and left the table first.
The captain regretfully swept a large pile of silver dollars into a pocket.
Tengjian walked out of the military camp, and a cool breeze blew, making him stretch his waist comfortably.
Liu Xinda finally died.
After struggling on the sickbed for half a month, he still did not avoid the life-seeking of a bull-headed and horse-faced person. He left this world with regret and reluctance.
Tengjian did not go to attend the funeral. He sent his deputy general Fu Lei to go. The reason was that he ambushed the Southern Alliance team and the other party is now preparing to take revenge, so he had to personally command the front line military camp just in case.
Liu An didn't go either and sent his deputy Tan Wu, but the reason was that he was injured while dealing with the local tribe and was bedridden.
Unlike Fu Lei who only brought about a hundred personal guards, Tan Wu brought thousands of troops and arrived at the periphery of Shenglong Mansion.
"There is a panic in Shenglong Mansion, General!" A general walked to Teng Jian's side with a worried look on his face: "Is it really going to fight? Don't we send troops to help the major general?"
Teng Jian glanced at the other party. This man was originally from Liu Xinda's personal army, and was also inserted by Liu Xinda to him. It was originally intended to balance his own methods.
However, this person is also a generous man, and everything is on the surface, and he is also a good at fighting, so when Teng Jian was looking for excuses and dismissing many of the original people one by one, this person was still as stable as Mount Tai.
"How to help?" Tengjian spread his hands and said, "Liu An is also the general's nephew. If we are doing housework, we are mixed with foreign surnames. Instead, it will seem like we are ill-intentioned. If we get blood thicker than water, we will be embarrassed and unlucky to end, and we will not be able to lose face at that time."
The general sighed, squatted on the ground and poked the ground with his fingers, pounding small holes on the ground. He said distressedly: "It's true, it's all a family, what's hard to say? He has to be so distant? He makes us not human inside and outside."
Teng Jian also squatted down and snorted, "According to me, the Major General was really a little mean this time. We gave him a total of nine million yuan of property. So what if I share a part of it to Liu An? Liu An is also working hard to expand his territory, but he was fine, he was not a single penny. Do you think Liu An can't be furious?"
"That's right, at this time, let's share some money to Liu An. Wouldn't everyone be kind?" The general was also a little annoyed: "Money is nothing but something outside. No more, let's just grab it."
Teng Jian nodded with a smile.
This guy is a typical person with a well-developed limbs and a simple mind. At this moment, how dare Liu Buwu give Liu An a lot of money? If he gives, Liu An's strength will be higher, and his mind will be stronger if he wants to replace him. If he doesn't give, Liu An can challenge him with confidence, and it can also arouse his troops' desire to share the same hatred of the enemy.
This is the so-called dilemma.
Tengjian hid here, but he didn't want to be dragged into the water by Liu Buwu. He stood on the shore and watched the fun. When they were in a mess, wouldn't it be nice to jump out and clean up the mess?
Liu An will definitely take action. With Tan Wu, the shit-making stick in Shenglong Mansion, it would be strange if nothing happened?
"Don't think so much. Tomorrow you will take a team of people and explore the opposite side. We don't care about Shenglong Mansion, but we have to be more careful with Ma Xiang. Don't just get someone else's hand. Looking back, others will get someone else's hand."
Chapter completed!