Chapter 432: Li Tai's Secret
Changsun Shunde is old. He doesn't want to wander around all his life. He longs to return to his hometown one day in the future.
Li Shimin was destined to fight against Goguryeo, which brought hope to Changsun Shunde and others to the Tang Dynasty.
The reason why Li You wanted to occupy Jeju Island was not only to resettle Changsun Shunde and others, but also to prepare in advance for establishing a naval base to attack the Korean Peninsula.
If Changsun Shunde and others can help Li Shimin attack the Korean Peninsula in the future, they will reach an understanding and provide possibilities for them to reach.
Li You said to Changsun Shunde: "Duke Xue, in the future, Your Majesty will definitely attack the Korean Peninsula. Your current people, men, women, and young people are only 3,000. The power is a bit weak in developing Jeju Island.
On the way to Yangzhou, you can see if there are any people who can mobilize them. If anyone is willing to follow you, I can send them together."
The reason why Changsun Shunde stayed with Li You was because he was worried that he would be assassinated on the way after leaving Luoyang.
Now that he saw that Li You was really thinking about himself, his heart felt at ease. He said, "Your Highness, I will send someone to mobilize relatives, friends, old friends and old subordinates to gather in Yangzhou."
Li You said sincerely: "Duke Xue, don't worry. After going to Jeju Island, I will send a navy to protect you, and will leave you enough ships to open border trade between Jizhou Island and the mainland to provide you with material guarantees."
Now, Changsun Shunde was completely relieved and felt better. He joked with Li You from time to time.
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The matter of Changsun Shunde was completely settled, but Li You felt a little unhappy. He knew that Li Tai was involved in the corruption case of Changsun Shunde, but if he did not pursue Changsun Shunde, he lost the reason for prosecuting Li Tai.
If Li You wants to get rid of Li Tai, Changsun Shunde cannot be used.
Shortly after the river corruption case, Li You felt in his heart that Li Tai had some secret, but he had never figured out what the secret was?
That day, he said to Wu Yu in his cabin: "Yu'er, I always feel that Li Tai has major problems with the issue of corruption in the river, but he just can't figure out where the problem lies. If you have a brain, please help me think about it."
Wu Qi tilted his little head and thought about it for a while. She said, "Prince, I don't know much about the King of Wei, but you know him. I think you should think about what he is mainly responsible for. If this matter is linked to the corruption case in the river, you should get clues."
Li You said depressedly: "Li Tai, a guy who can flatter his father, or he will just take revenge on others. What else can he do?"
Wu Qi asked, "What did he do in the court?"
Li You said, "He's a big deal! Apart from being able to write "Tuodizhi", what else can he do?"
Wu Qi said: "Think about it, will his "Tuodizhi" be related to these corruption cases?"
"Tuodizhi, "Tuodizhi." Li You muttered.
Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Haha, it turns out that Li Tai's secret is here."
He hugged Wu Xi, kissed her in the face, and said, "It's still my family's smart man. He hits the word, hits the word. Hahaha."
Li You wrote a letter and handed it to the special forces team leader Tian An. Tian An’s performance has been very eye-catching recently, and Li You has a good impression of him.
Tian An put the letter away and asked, "Prince, where is this letter to be sent?"
Li You said, "Come with me."
He brought Tian An to meet Changsun Shunde and said, "Duke Xue, I want to send Tian An back to Chang'an to deliver a letter. Do you have anything to say to the Empress?"
Changsun Shunde said a little embarrassedly: "Oh, I have caused her trouble. There is nothing to say. If you see her, just ask me for a question."
After leaving Changsun Shunde's warehouse, Li You said, "Tian'an, you must deliver the letter to His Highness the Crown Prince in person and bring him the words of Duke Xue. Then, wait for the news in Chang'an. If you have the news, you can go directly to Yangzhou."
When Tian An saw the prince sending him to do such a confidential thing, he knew that he had entered the prince's eyes and regarded himself as his confidant. He was very excited and said, "Don't worry, Prince, the younger one will definitely complete the task you assigned to him."
Chang'an City, East Palace.
Li Chengqian has been in a good mood recently. When Li Chengqian greeted her, Empress Changsun specially praised his efforts in dealing with Changsun Shunde.
At this moment, when he saw Tian An, he knew that Li You had brought him good news. After reading Li You's letter, he couldn't help but become excited.
He first asked Tian An to rest, and then ordered Li Dezhi to invite Gao Jingming to the East Palace.
Gao Jingming has also been in a good mood recently. After the inside story of the corruption case of Luoyang River Channel was revealed, the Censorate and the Ministry of Revenue jointly organized personnel to verify the river channels across the country.
This investigation doesn't matter, but then I found that the taxes received by the Ministry of Revenue from the river every year accounted for less than 30% of the entire river income, and a total of 70% of the taxes fell into the hands of corrupt officials.
After rectification, the tax revenue of the Ministry of Revenue has been greatly improved. He, the stingy Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, couldn't help but hum a little song when walking.
"My minister Gao Jingming has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Gao Jingming said with a bow. In the past, Li Chengqian basically just asked about the Ministry of Revenue, so they did not have much dealings with each other. He didn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked him to do?
"The letter from King Li You of Qi is coming." Li Chengqian said.
When he heard that it was Li You's letter, Gao Jingming, like Li Chengqian, became excited. His Highness King Qi was definitely the lucky star of the Ministry of Revenue. In the past, he brought a lot of taxes to the Ministry of Revenue. Even when he went to Yangzhou, he also solved the corruption case on the river and brought a lot of taxes to the Ministry of Revenue.
Gao Jingming smiled and said, "Is there any good news about His Highness the King of Qi?"
Li Chengqian said: "It's good news, I'm afraid it's bad news for your Ministry of Revenue." Li Chengqian has become much more mature and is not as nervous and serious as before when encountering things. He is calm and joking.
After saying that, he handed Li You's letter to Gao Jingming.
After reading it, Gao Jingming was shocked. He said, "Oh, this matter is probably true. This is a terrible thing. He actually embezzled the Ministry of Revenue. I am guilty of being in absent-minded.
Your Highness, I will go back and investigate it carefully. Oh my god, it’s amazing.”
After saying that, he was in a hurry to go back.
Chapter completed!