It is a famous capital in Huaizuo, and it is a beautiful place in the west of Zhuxi.

Yangzhou is one of the Shangzhous of the Tang Dynasty. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been the key to the southeast, with a thoroughfare of waterways. It is of great importance to the location of the two capitals of the east and west. Even Taiyuan, the land of the dragon-rise in the Tang Dynasty, can be compared with it.

Yangzhou has four counties under its jurisdiction. The taxes paid by one county each year can be as good as the sum of the previous and next counties. Yangzhou is rich, which shows that it is generally seen.

"Your Highness prefers Yangzhou so much. Yesterday, he was still depressed. Today, Yangzhou is approaching, and he is gradually smiling." In the study set up by Li Ke on the boat, Wang Xuance entered, looked at Li Ke holding the book, smiling, and his face eased a lot more than the two days after he had just come out of the Shanyang County Government, so he smiled.

Although it is the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and although those poets of the prosperous Tang Dynasty who are genius have not yet been born, there is no quatrain such as "The world is bright moonlit night, and the two part is rogue is Yangzhou", it is said to Yangzhou, but Li Ke has heard so much of the name of prosperity in ancient Yangzhou in his past and present life. Yangzhou was in front, so how could Li Ke remain indifferent?

Seeing Wang Xuance enter, Li Ke put down the booklet in his hand, pushed the porthole behind him, looked at the beautiful scenery of Yangzhou on both sides of the canal, and smiled and said, "Sir, don't you hear that Yin Yun of Chen County is 'a ten thousand sticks of waist and riding a crane to Yangzhou'. Yangzhou is rich and beautiful, with the name of Jiangdu, and it is rumored that it is not under both capitals. Since I am here, how can I think about the troublesome things and ignore them all my eyes? What's more, I am granted Yangzhou. For me, Yangzhou is half a hometown, so how can I not favor it?"

Li Ke was granted the title of King of Chu, and his fief was in Yangzhou. If Li Ke was the king, his descendants would not be eliminated, Yangzhou would be considered half of his ancestral home. Therefore, Li Ke's words made some sense.

Wang Xuance said: "I was studying in Jianghuai when I was young and I have also counted Yangzhou. Although it has been ten years since then, the old scenery of Yangzhou is still vivid in my mind. Yangzhou is indeed a victory for the world."

Li Ke nodded when he heard this, got up, pushed the door and walked out of the cabin, took a deep breath, looked at the figures vaguely visible on the dock in the distance, and said to Wang Xuance: "Yangzhou is a great place. If it weren't for this, Emperor Yang would not go to Yangzhou three times. He wanted to live here forever and would not return to Chang'an."

Emperor Yang of Sui was first appointed King of Jin, and originated from Yangzhou. Later, he gained the attention of Emperor Wen because of his achievements in pacifying Chen. After ascending the throne, he went to Yangzhou three times and eventually died in Yangzhou. He didn't need to say much about his love for Yangzhou.

Wang Xuance said: "Emperor Yang's kindness to Yangzhou is indeed unusual. He went to Yangzhou to return home in glory, went to Yangzhou to patrol the world, but went to Yangzhou to lose all his aura, but went south to avoid disaster and deceived himself."

After hearing Wang Xuance's words, Li Ke saw Wang Xuance's serious appearance and knew what Wang Xuance meant. Although he only mentioned Emperor Yang, he knew that Wang Xuance's words were mostly just using excuses to persuade him to abide by his original aspirations and not to indulge in the prosperity of Yangzhou and forget his original intention to go south.

Li Ke said: "Sir, don't worry, I went south just to avoid the center of Chang'an City for a while, and I will return to Beijing sooner or later. Although Yangzhou is a gentle town, it is also a heroic tomb. Li Ke will never dare to indulge in it."

Li Ke's words were already like this. What else can Wang Xuance worry about as a minister? After hearing Li Ke's words, Wang Xuance looked at Li Ke's eyes like stars and smiled.

Wang Xuance turned around and asked, "Your Highness, Yangzhou is coming, so you must first order people to go to the Yangzhou Yamen to report and order the officials of Yingzhou County to come and welcome the lord."

Li Ke was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou and the leader of the 16 Southeast prefectures. Li Ke arrived in Yangzhou and they should welcome each other as usual. This was not only a favorable appearance, but also a rule that Li Ke had to give them, asking them to know who is their superior and who is the real lord of Yangzhou. This matter should not be careless.

But just when Li Ke heard Wang Xuance's words and was thinking about whether he should order people to go to the city to inform him first, the ship was closer to the dock. He looked up and found that the crowd that was originally crowded on the dock was not the porter carrying the cargo, but the officials from Yangzhou who had been waiting for a long time.

Li Ke pointed to the Yangzhou officials standing on the dock and said to Wang Xuance: "You don't have to worry about it, they have arrived."

Li Ke has been practicing martial arts all year round, and naturally has a clever ear and ears. He saw the scene on the dock from afar. After hearing Li Ke's words, Wang Xuance also looked in the direction Li Ke pointed out. Sure enough, many people were already standing on the dock, and the leader was wearing purple official uniforms, standing upright on the dock.

Although Yangzhou is Shangzhou, it can be purple, and there are not many officials of the third rank or above. Apart from the kings and princes who were granted the title of Yangzhou, only the governor of Yangzhou, He Xiu.

"Your Highness is traveling south this time. How did He Xiu know that Your Highness is coming to Yangzhou? He has been waiting here early." Wang Xuance looked at He Xiu who was already waiting at the pier and asked with a frown.

Li Ke looked up at He Xiu, who was still blurred in his eyes, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Although Li Ke was traveling south simply, many people knew about his news of his journey south. Zhang Yuan, the chief secretary of the Prince of Wei, Fang An, the governor of Chuzhou, and others knew his whereabouts quite well.

As the governor of Yangzhou and the chief official of Yangzhou, Li Ke was even more above the governor. If He Xiu made a special trip to order people to investigate his news, Li Ke would not be angry. After all, when he learned that the peak was approaching, He Xiu was more cautious and avoided being rude. But Li Ke was not worried about this. What he was worried about was whether the news of his going south was spread from He Xiu from the Wei Palace.

In the ninth year of Wude, Li Tai and Li Ke were named kings together. At that time, Li Ke was the King of Shu and Li Tai was the King of Yue.

Before Li Ke went south to Beijing from the grassland, Li Tai also served as the governor of Yangzhou for four years. Although he was not an official, he had subordinates here after all, so he naturally had some remaining power in Yangzhou. Li Ke didn't know if He Xiu was Li Tai's person.

If He Xiu was also Li Tai's person, because of his familiarity with Yangzhou's connections, it would be not easy for Li Ke to achieve great things in a short period of time.

Li Ke asked Wang Xuance: "Do you know He Xiu?"

Before Li Ke could inform him, He Xiu appeared here, and Wang Xuance naturally knew Li Ke's concerns.

Since Wang Xuance knew that Li Ke went south, as Li Ke's civil and military arm, Wang Xuance was prepared for it. He had already figured out the officials and subordinates of Yangzhou and even the entire Huainan Road.

Wang Xuance replied to Li Ke: "He Xiu is from the He family of Guangping. He has become the magistrate of Wuzhi County. He was promoted to the magistrate of Hailing County during the Wude period. Later, he was promoted to the magistrate of Yangzhou. He was promoted to the magistrate of Yangzhou for five years. "

In the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Ke had become the governor of Yangzhou, and Li Tai had already been transferred to Luoyang. He Xiu's promotion to the governor of Yangzhou may not have been helped by Li Tai.
Chapter completed!