Chapter 662 The turbulent waves

On the first day of the second month of the third year of Yifeng, the Hexi army on an expedition to the Persian Gulf set out in Lanzhou. The main generals Lin Chengbin, the deputy generals Li He and Xiao Sanlang, and the whole army, a total of more than 21,000 people, all rode and the journey was extremely fast. On the ninth day of the second month, they had already out of the Yumen Pass and killed Tuhuoluo along the South Road of the Silk Road (present-day Afghanistan). With).

As soon as the army came out, the difference between Li Xian's head and dispatching matters naturally came to an end. As for what will happen in the follow-up war, it is no longer something that Li Xian can grasp. It's not that Li Xian doesn't want to pay attention to, but that he can't pay attention to it. After all, the communication of this year is really too backward, even if there are carrier pigeons. , Flying Eagle and other means of communication are too far from real-time communication. Under such circumstances, Li Xian can only believe in Lin Chengbin's ability and entrust all the whole war to him, but he concentrates all his energy on spring ploughing.

Food is the truth that the people regard food as the sky. This is an unbreakable truth. No matter which dynasty, grain is always one of the most basic factors restricting the national strength. As for spring ploughing, there is no need to say more. A sentence "a year's plan lies in spring" can well explain the importance of spring ploughing. Li Xian has long been smooth in the name of overseas grain promotion. Shundang, all the government affairs related to agriculture are firmly controlled in his hands, and the relevant deployment of spring ploughing has naturally become the focus of Li Qian's work. Among other things, just dealing with the folds from the state newspapers every day, Li Xian must spend a lot of time and energy, even if there are Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi. When a group of shrewd and capable men helped him, Li Xian was also busy and dizzy. He really got up before dawn and couldn't rest in the middle of the night. Even though Li Xian's body was strong, he felt a little unsistible.

Physical and mental fatigue is a small matter. What really bothers Li Xian is the stubbornness of traditional forces. It's okay in the northern states. After all, there is a foundation for the last year. The promotion of grain is not too much. The acceptance is extremely high. Most states and counties have completed the corresponding promotion tasks, introduced sweet potatoes, corn and other plants. The planting area of the object has made a huge leap compared with last year. It has gradually replaced traditional plants with low yields such as millet and hemp, especially in the Guanzhong region, which Li Xian attaches great importance to. The planting area of overseas grain seeds has completely overwhelmed traditional plants. However, in the southern states, the promotion of overseas grain seeds is a little inexhaustible. People's intention is that there are not only many people's offsets/s, but also the officials at the first level of the state's assassins also have a lot of complaints. Even if Li Xian has written and sent many special envoys to the states to inspect, the effect is still not good. It was not until Li Xian's special price of financial and tax subsidies that the situation improved slightly. Is it just the effect? It's a little unsatisfactory.

Are you depressed? It's a little bit, but not much. Just because Li Xian had already expected that the promotion of new things could not be smooth, but he didn't care too much about it. After all, the future is long. When many people who introduce overseas grain have tasted the sweetness, things are bound to turn around. Li Xian is convinced of this, so he is not I'm very anxious. At present, the focus of my work is still on the Guanzhong area, not because the Guanzhong area is under the eyes and easy to control, but for another reason.

Li Xian clearly remembers that there will be a protracted drought in Guanzhong next year in his previous life. If he is not well prepared, the losses will be quite terrible. Among other things, as many as 200,000 people died in this famine in his previous life, from Chang'an to Luo. On the road of Yang, the refugees who fell to the ground were connected, and the scene was terrible. Li Xian did not want to see such a tragic situation. Although he could not announce the drought of next spring like a magic stick, it was inevitable to secretly make full preparations. The promotion of overseas good seeds is one of the most important components of Li Xian's whole plan. In part, no matter how much you pay attention to it, it is not too much. Therefore, whether it is the construction of water conservancy in the last winter or the promotion of overseas grain seeds this spring, Li Xian has done it himself. From the number of acres of land planned to be planted to the specific planting details, Li Xian has all focused on tracking, and even mentioned the warehouse reserve grain after the harvest. It can be said that all the relevant plans made before have been taken into account.

Things in the world are always so wonderful. The more you want to do well, the easier it is to make a basket. It's often a big deal. This spring ploughing is no exception. Well, early in the morning, Li Xian just arrived in the study. He was reviewing the folds according to the usual practice. Gao Mi was already in a hurry from the outside. OK, he came in, came closer, and lowered his voice and reported, "Your Highness, Mr. Zhuang is here."

"Oh? It's over."

Zhuang Yong's identity is relatively **, and there is no official. Li Xian rarely summoned him directly in the past. Even if he had no choice, he mostly acted in secret. Hearing that Zhuang Yong came at this time, Li Xian couldn't help frowning, but he didn't say much, but just ordered lightly.

"No!"

Since Li Xian had issued an order, Gao Mio did not dare to neglect it. He hurriedly answered Shengnuo and hurriedly withdrew from the study. After a while, he accompanied Zhuang Yong in a green robe and turned out from behind the screen.

"See Your Highness."

Zhuang Yong has always been a calm person, but at this time, there was a faint look of anxiety on his face. Fortunately, the city was still deep, and he did not lose his temper to the point where he even forgot the etiquette. When he saw Li Xian sitting behind the copywriter, he rushed forward and worshipped repeatedly.

"For free, you can all retreat!"

Although the irritability on Zhuang Yong's face was only a faint line, Li Xian saw it at a glance. He knew that something big was happening, and his heart couldn't help sinking, but he was not in a hurry to ask. Instead, he waved his hand quietly and retreated all the eunuchs who were serving on the side, leaving only one of Zhang Jian. I am here.

"Your Highness, something big has happened. Wang Simian, the assassin of Xiangzhou, impeached His Royal Highness and said that more than a dozen families under his rule died from eating overseas grain. His Highness questioned that it was a great mistake to blindly promote poisonous food without careful investigation. In addition, Li Yuanjia, the governor of Luzhou (now the Shangdang area), complained that Wang Fangming, the special envoy for promoting good seeds, disturbed the people and forced others to grow overseas grain, so that he forced several people to die. In addition, Liu Wu, the assassin of Tongzhou (now Dali County, Weinan City), Li Jian, the assassin of Tongzhou, Huang Guogong (son of Li Yuanjia, the king of Han), and Liu Daming, the assassin of Caizhou (now Runan County, Henan Province), each impeached Chun Geng for his own arrogance and harassing the people. Now this chapter has been submitted to the Daming Palace, and my subordinates have not been able to get the news in advance. It is indeed a serious crime of dereliction of duty. Please punish it.

The situation is urgent, and Zhuang Yongsheng is calm. At this time, he can't help but be a little confused. The waiters just retreated. Before Li Xian opened his mouth to ask questions, he hurried to tell all the information he knew.

"Hmm?"

As soon as he heard Zhuang Yong's words, Li Xian couldn't help but be stunned. A chill surged out from the bottom of his heart in an instant. It was nothing else, just because Liu Wu, the assassin of the same state in the above-mentioned states, and Liu Daming, the assassin of Caizhou, were all members of the party of the Queen of Wu, while Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, had always been friendly with Li Zhen, and as for the king of Xiangzhou. Simian is one of Li Zhen's confidants. Obviously, it only means one thing for such a group of assassins. That is, the Empress Wu and the King of Yue have been linked together. The goal is very clear. This is to come at him, Li Xian. The situation is so fierce. I'm afraid this level is not so good!

"Mr. Zhuang Zhang, is the news true?"

Zhang Jianzhi was obviously shocked by this situation, and his face became gloomy in an instant, and he hurried to ask.

"In reply to Mr. Zhang's words, the news came from the Daming Palace, which should be true. Early this morning, several chapters were almost forward and over. According to the time, it should have been presented to the Empress at this time."

As soon as he saw such a wise man as Zhang Jianzhi, he also lost his ordinary heart. Zhuang Yong's already worried heart inevitably became a little heavier, but he did not dare to show anything, so he could only answer respectfully.

"It's an eventful time, this time..."

After all, Zhang Jianzhi was a wise man. Although he was shocked by this situation, he soon calmed down. He frowned slightly and stroked the long beard in front of his chest, and meditated that he wanted to plan about it. However, he was interrupted by Gao Mao, who hurried into the room just said the beginning.

"Your Highness, Eunuch Cheng, the eunuch of Si Li, came and said that the Empress had an order to give it to His Highness."

Gao Miao didn't notice that the atmosphere in the room was wrong. He hurriedly grabbed Li Xian and rushed to report.

Ha ha, it came so fast. This old thief is so vicious that she even dares to use the Spring ploughing event to make an article. Damn it!

There is no need to guess. Li Xian also knows the intention of Cheng Denggao. It is nothing more than conveying that the Empress Wu urgently summoned Li Xian to enter the palace. This is the intention to catch Li Xian off guard while Li Xian's foothold is unstable. However, Li Xian really did not escape, and he could only suppress the anger and impatience of his heart and waved his hand: " Let's deal with it first, and then I will come.

"No!"

As soon as he saw Li Xian's face, Gao Mio noticed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the room. He was inevitably suspicious, but he did not dare to ask more questions. He hurriedly answered Shengnuo and hurried out of the study to deal with Cheng Denggao.

"Sir, the two thieves have joined hands this time, and I'm afraid it's unstoppable. I don't know what can you can teach me?"

Today's situation is not good. Although Li Xian is anxious and intelligent, he has come up with several ways to deal with it in a short time, but he can't be absolutely sure. He has to throw the problem to Zhang Jianzhi, who is thinking hard about it.

"One word - drag!"

Zhang Jianzhi was not in a hurry to answer Li Xian's question, but after meditating quietly for a long time, he gave the answer with a burning eyes.

"Drag?"

Li Xian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words. Then, he meditated thoughtfully, and there was a faint light in his eyes...