"Your Majesty, it is the Queen who is questioning His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

A dark figure shook a few times behind the scenes and spoke softly, as if someone was pulling a saw in the dark.

"Qingque is back?" Li Shimin put down his brush, rubbed his arm, and said curiously. Although he knew that Ye Tan was coming back today, he knew Li Tai's temper better. Even if he came back, he would not dare to do this.

Come to the palace early.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Yue came back with Ye Hou. As soon as he came back, he went directly back to the palace to see the Queen."

"It's still a bit responsible." Li Shimin simply picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. He felt much better mentally, but he was really tired. Sometimes he couldn't figure out what happened to the Xuanwu Sect that he initiated in the first place.

Is it right or wrong? It’s really tiring. My father will enjoy the blessing and just do his own thing to pick up beautiful women. He doesn’t even have time to go to the harem to see those beauties.

"Your Majesty, Duke Yi Guo wants to see you." The chamberlain outside suddenly shouted, interrupting the conversation here.

"Shu Bao is back, let him in quickly." Li Shimin put down the tea bowl with a smile and went out to greet this benefactor of the Li family. If it weren't for him, there would probably be no one in the Li family now.

Although he is also dusty, Qin Qiong's demeanor is much better than that of Li Tai. Li Tai is dressed as a scholar, while he is dressed in a military uniform. Combined with Songzhou's unique smelting technology, his golden armor emits a strong glow under the light.

He was wearing armor, more than nine feet tall, and his hair was not black, but yellow. Ye Tan once suspected that he and Huang A Chou were the same family, and Huang A Chou was Zhuge Liang's daughter-in-law, who was also said to have yellow hair.

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Seeing Li Shimin walking out of the study, Qin Qiong, who was already in good health, was almost moved to tears. She quickly knelt down and said, "I see you, Your Majesty."

"Uncle Bao, why do you need to give such a big gift? Come on, come on, come in, it's really hot outside." Li Shimin smiled and pulled Qin Qiong's arm into his study. Although Qin Qiong didn't have a trump card in his hand,

, but there is also a short knife specially made by Songzhou on the waist. Logically speaking, this thing cannot be brought in, otherwise there will be trouble.

But Li Shimin doesn't care at all. If there is anyone in the world who is not wary of him, it must be Qin Shubao. As for Yu Chigong, he is just a piece of wood, so there is no need to think too much.

Li Shimin just let go of his hand and turned around to ask him about his recent situation, but his eyes were dazzled by the armor he was wearing. He blinked several times before he felt better. He couldn't help but said, "Uncle Bao, you are so brave.

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Qin Shubao is a brave general, but he still pays great attention to the posture of the emperor and his ministers. Standing there, when he heard Li Shimin's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, this is the standard equipment of the old minister in Songzhou."

"Standard equipment?" Li Shimin had heard of this term from Li Chengqian, but at that time it was talking about the lives of ordinary people. They had to have clothes, food, vegetables, and meat, and the family had some spare money, and at least one of the children was studying.

It is the standard configuration, although it is a bit out of reach, but if it can really be achieved, Datang's power will definitely be permanent, and anyone else who dares to mess with it will be seeking death.

"Yes, the old minister is now the general of the Songzhou Guard Army. Although he has no rank, the Songzhou Army will be managed by the old minister without Ye Tan." Qin Qiong's words must not be said for nothing.

It was to dispel Li Shimin's concerns. After all, having a strong army at the border is a good thing and can resist foreign enemies, but it is also not a good thing because it may be mutinied at any time.

"It seems that Shu Bao is living well in Songzhou." Li Shimin stood there and looked at him up and down. He found that his originally yellow face was actually a lot more rosy. He couldn't help but laugh. As for his explanation, Li Shimin had

own thoughts and judgments.

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, my life is more comfortable in Songzhou than in Chang'an." Qin Qiong also said with a smile.

"Come on, come on, sit down and talk, sit down and talk." Li Shimin pointed to a chair not far away and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Qin Qiong saluted, he sat on the chair. The armor all over his body made no sound at all, which aroused Li Shimin's curiosity.

"Uncle Bao, why is there no sound from your armor? Is it too heavy?"

This has been the case with armor since ancient times. It is either too thin and does not provide good defense, but it can be worn, or it is too thick and cannot be worn by ordinary people. However, it is too thin and makes noise easily, and it is too thick that ordinary people cannot carry it.

living.

"This is not true, but a craft unique to Songzhou. I don't know the specifics. The current one is dozens of kilograms lighter than the Guangming Armor, but it is very strong. Last time I followed Songzhou Hou Ye Tan to fight

, just wearing this one, it is strong and durable, rare."

Hearing his words, Li Shimin couldn't help but stand up and said, "But there is no damage at all on your armor?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, because he is strong and because veterans rarely go into battle." Qin Qiong recalled that battle, feeling like he was in a dream.

"If you don't go into battle, did Ye Tan ask you to escort the grain and grass?" Li Shimin's brows suddenly frowned. He didn't reuse the people he sent. What did he want to do? Did he not want to let himself know the specific situation of his sergeant?

Qin Qiong shook his head like an honest child and said, "Your Majesty, that's not the case. When the Songzhou Army goes into battle, the generals hardly need to be dispatched. They prefer long-range attacks."

At this point, he told about the battle with Tubo. What he said was very simple, but it made Li Shimin's face turn a little pale. A group of explosive things suddenly appeared, which is naturally frightening. If these things are used in

In the country of the Tang Dynasty, what should we do then? Wouldn't it be chaos?

"Your Majesty, Ye Tan thinks that although Songzhou has some money, it is still very safe to research such things, so he does not plan to move to Chang'an." As soon as his words came out, the temperature in the imperial study room, which was not hot at all, suddenly cooled down.

Several times, Li Shimin asked coldly, "Why, he plans to keep it a secret from the court?"

What he originally wanted to say was to keep it a secret from me, but what he said seemed stingy, so let's just talk about the imperial court. Anyway, I and the imperial court are the same thing.

"No, the secret recipe is here, old minister, and will be given to Your Majesty later. However, the equipment there is too heavy. It weighs tens of thousands of kilograms and cannot be transported at all. Moreover, that thing is usually too dangerous. If it appears in Chang'an,

If it explodes, there will be trouble then. Therefore, Ye Tan did not ask the old minister to move the things back, but said that it will be the same in Songzhou and Chang'an in the future." Qin Qiong's last words made Li Shimin stunned for a moment, "

the same?"

"Yes, that's what he said." Qin Qiong said seriously.

"Why can he be so sure that they are the same?" Li Shimin began to have random thoughts in his mind. What does this kid mean? Can a frontier fortress be the same as a Kyoto?

"Because he said that sooner or later, he will build Songzhou to be more prosperous than Chang'an. At that time, he can let go and take Princess Changle out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and His Majesty can move the capital."

When Qin Qiong said this, she couldn't help but laugh. This kid is really capable. The purpose of doing this is not to climb up, but to have fun.

"What? Move the capital?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that Ye Tan seemed to have said something like this before, but the first words were pretty good, but the last words were nonsense. What did this kid mean?

"What does it mean that he and Changle are playing around?" Li Shimin asked puzzledly. This may be different from what he imagined.

Sure enough, as soon as Qin Qiong's words came out, Li Shimin didn't know whether he should be angry or happy.

"The old minister once asked him why he worked so hard to build these places. Other governors slowly recovered with the people's strength, but you have to intervene forcefully. He told the old minister that when he will complete Songzhou

After it is done, the world has recovered a lot. When your Majesty leads the people of Tang Dynasty to learn from Songzhou, there will be food and drink everywhere. If you take Princess Changle out to play, you won't have to worry about being hungry.

Otherwise, there is nothing to eat in a place, or all he eats is pig food, but he doesn't care, wouldn't he be slacking on the beauty?" Qin Qiong said the last two words vaguely, but Li Shimin still heard it.

The kid has a very far-reaching plan.

"I heard that the disaster in Songzhou was not serious this time?" Li Shimin asked as he did not intend to discuss his daughter's matter with his ministers.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the disaster was not serious, it's that there was no disaster at all." Qin Qiong also saw many refugees along the way, but when he was in Songzhou, he thought it was paradise.

"How is it possible that there was no disaster?" Li Shimin expressed doubts. Could it be that Songzhou is already in heaven and on earth?

"Your Majesty, I didn't believe it at first, but the grain there is still growing, the animals are very fat, and the people have gained a lot of weight, so I said I can't see the disaster, but even so, they

A city has actually been built, shouldn't this be something that should be done in a disaster year, right?" Qin Qiong's words made him stunned. Didn't he talk about repairing the city wall before? How come it turned into building a city?

Building a city has been a huge project since ancient times, requiring huge manpower and material resources. Even the city of Chang'an does not have much money to deal with this matter. Even if it is rich, do you have the people?

Thinking of this, he said coldly, "Does Ye Tan dare to drive the people away?"

Since ancient times, only the emperor can do such things on a large scale. Anyone else will die if he does it.

"Your Majesty, just drive the people to build the city." Qin Qiong directly gave him the final say, and Li Shimin slapped the table and said coldly, "Ye Tan deserves to die."

Qin Qiong looked at Li Shimin in confusion and asked, "Your Majesty, why did he die? I think he should be commended."

"Haha, commendation, Qin Qiong, did you accept too many benefits from him in Songzhou and speak for him?" Li Shimin looked at him with cold eyes like a knife and asked. Even though he had experienced hundreds of battles, Qin Qiong could not endure it.

I couldn't help but shudder, but I still had to say it, "Your Majesty, if he doesn't build the city, many people will die."

"If you don't build a city, many people will die. This is the first time I've heard this in my life. Could it be that if you build a city, people won't die?" Li Shimin continued to ask, and it seemed that he had already thought about cutting Ye Tan into pieces.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if we don't build the city, our old ministers will be exhausted on the way here this time. But no one in Songzhou has starved to death, and tens of thousands of victims have been gathered. Your Majesty, do you think that if it really happens?"

If people will die if we build a city, how dare Ye Tan do this?" Qin Qiong said deliberately.

"What's the explanation?" Li Shimin felt that his brain was running out. What on earth did this boy do?

"Originally Ye Tan didn't want to build a city, but the tens of thousands of people rescued from Tubo last time needed a place to live, so they built a city. But there was also a problem with building a city, that is, there were not enough manpower. It just so happened that there were a lot of people coming at that time.

Disaster victims, these people work as long as they have food to eat. Originally, the old minister thought that just giving them porridge would be enough. Anyway, the disaster years will eventually pass, and it will be enough to let them leave when the time comes. However, this method was rejected by the people of Songzhou.

Already."

"Do the people deny it?" Li Shimin opened his eyes wide and said he couldn't understand. There are still people who don't want to eat porridge?

"Yes, I heard that at the beginning, it was planned to build a porridge shed, but thousands of people in Songzhou wrote in the Wanyan Book and expressed their disapproval. Because the people in Songzhou were not hungry, they thought that Ye Tan would

The benefits obtained from Tubo belong to Songzhou. Those victims come here to eat and drink for free, and troubles are prone to occur. Such things should not be done. Otherwise, what is the value of the efforts of the people of Songzhou? In the end, there is no way.

We can only build a city." Qin Qiong was also shocked by the thoughts of these people at that time, and even refused to give others food. However, the people's considerations are also well-founded. Why have troubles occurred in disaster years since ancient times? First, there is no food.

, Second, there is food and nothing to do. In the end, people who are full will act randomly. Now the people of Songzhou can be said to be living very well. If a group of bandit-like people come to their homes, even if they are any

People will not be happy either.

After hearing Qin Qiong bring out his opinions and thoughts as well as some manuscripts, Li Shimin took a breath of air. Ye Tan actually gave this method to Li Chengqian. No wonder there are no soup kitchens organized by Li Chengqian in many cities.

What's the problem, but trouble occurred in other places? Sure enough, the problem appeared here.

He actually felt a little frustrated and looked at the manuscript in front of him in a daze.

Qin Qiong was a little thirsty. He knew that what he said was good for Ye Tan. Of course, there were also contributions from those old gentlemen. After all, Ye Tan's matter, whether it was big or small, always needed to be solved.

, His Majesty is a holy king, but he is an emperor after all, and he will always think of the worst. If you don’t explain clearly, you will be in trouble when the time comes.

"The city he built is so big?" Li Shimin's eyes fell on the sketch under the manuscript, and he couldn't help but jump up and asked.

"Just repairing and repairing." Qin Qiong blushed after saying this. This boy is really good at talking nonsense.
To be continued...