Liu Sigu felt ashamed and quickly bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me!"
Guo Song saluted the master's golden body with his palms clasped together, and then said to Liu Sigu: "Go sit on the second floor!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Liu Sigu followed Guo Song to the second floor. The iron wood sword was enshrined on the second floor, and a small study room was arranged next to it.
Guo Song said with a smile: "I come here to practice for one day every month to feel Master's warnings. Today happens to be my practice day, so I am meeting you here because you have deep blessings. Today I saw my Master's golden body. It is generally
It is hidden deep in the underground palace and is not displayed to the outside world."
"My blessing is also given by His Highness!"
Guo Song smiled and filled a cup of tea for him, "Although I kill people like crazy, I am not a murderous person. The reason why I don't kill you is because you have not committed any crime yourself, especially after capturing Yangzhou.
, Zhu Si’s army did not massacre and plunder the city, this is your credit.”
Liu Sigu leaned forward and said: "Killing people and slaughtering the city is against family ethics and is not the way to govern a country. I have always been firmly opposed to it."
"Well said, as the saying goes, everyone is his own master. I don't want to pursue the past matters anymore. Let's talk about the future!"
Guo Song took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Anxi has always been the weak link of the imperial court. Although Tubo has turned to plundering Tianzhu and no longer threatens Anxi, the big cannibals of Broken Leaf and the Khazars are always a threat.
Anxi and Beiting were always beyond the reach of the imperial court.
To maintain the long-term peace and stability of Anxi and Beiting, it is still necessary to migrate Han people from the Central Plains. However, the progress has not been smooth in recent years. Many Han people came just to pick cotton. After picking cotton, they came back and refused to settle there. I
After repeated consideration, the main reason is that Anxi and Beiting do not have a good plan."
After a pause, Guo Song explained: "Planning means overall arrangements, where to build cities, where to build villages, where to grow cotton, and where to grow sugar beets and wheat. Only by sorting out these arrangements one by one can we provide
If the Han immigrants had a clear place to live, how much land would be given to them, etc., it would not be like today, with a hammer in the east and a hammer in the west, with no rules at all, and the immigrants would not be able to live in peace of mind."
Liu Sigu nodded, "I understand, villain!"
Guo Song continued: "This time you go to Anxi, I will appoint you as the Chief Historian of the Anxi Governor's Office, and at the same time serve as the Supervisory Censor. I hope you can settle down in Anxi with peace of mind and make contributions to the long-term stability of Anxi and Beiting.
Make your own contribution and leave a legacy for yourself!"
Liu Sigu was moved in his heart and said slowly: "Thank you for your highness's trust. I will stay in Anxi for the rest of my life, and I will definitely live up to your highness's trust!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "And your family, take them with you! You will complete the entry formalities in two days, and it happens that the Ministry of Household Affairs has a batch of supplies to be sent to Qiuci. Just follow the team, there will be someone
Arrangements will be made for you."
Liu Sigu hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "There is something that I have been puzzled by. I beg your Highness to clarify it!"
"You don't understand how I know about my son?" Guo Song said with a smile.
"Exactly! This is Wei Chen's biggest secret, only Wei Chen and the mother of the child know it."
Guo Song said calmly: "Three years ago, you met your son, and your son remembered it. After he returned to Hanzhong, he told his grandfather about it, and his grandfather forced him to question the child's mother. She was helpless and had to admit,
What happened later was related to money. The child had two uncles, and they reported it to the government in order to get your money."
"Were their mother and son arrested by the government?" Liu Sigu asked in a trembling voice.
"No arrests have been made. This matter is under the jurisdiction of the internal security guards. The internal security guards have sent people to monitor them. They have no restrictions in Nanzheng County, but they cannot leave the county. Now they are in the post house. You will see their mother and son later.
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"Thank you, Your Highness, for not making things difficult for them."
Guo Song nodded, "Go ahead! I will have a good talk with you about Anxi before you leave."
Liu Sigu bowed deeply and excused himself. When he reached the door, he said again: "Your Highness, Wei Chen's name was Liu Ji when he was young. From now on, Wei Chen will return to his original name!"
"This is a good name. Your name is Liu Ji on your appointment letter."
In the South China Sea, the blue sky stretches as far as the eye can see, with white jade floating in the sky. In the distance, a white cloud mountain seems to stand on the sea, and a group of seagulls circle and scream on the sea.
On the vast and sparkling sea, a fleet of hundreds of sea-going ships was sailing through the waves. The strong south wind blew the sails of the ships, and the ships moved like arrows.
On one of the Wanshi ships, a crew member came out of the cabin, walked to the deck, looked up for a long time, put his hands to his mouth and shouted: "Master Yang"
On the mast, a young man was looking into the distance with a telescope.
This kind of telescope was just invented at the beginning of the year. The craftsmen of Liuli Workshop got the drawings of His Highness the King of Jin. They made convex lenses and concave lenses from transparent glass. After repeated experiments, they successfully made the telescope.
This kind of monocular telescope is mainly used on battlefields and navigation. The boy named Yang used the first telescope.
"What's the matter?" the young man put down his telescope and asked.
"The proprietor lets you go."
"I'm not going!" the young man muttered in a low voice.
The crew member smiled and said: "Don't worry! There are no women in the cabin this time."
"Okay! Come up and replace me. The telescope is in the basket."
The young man grabbed the cable, jumped out, and swung gently and skillfully to the deck like an ape.
The crew gave a thumbs up and praised: "Young Master is so good at martial arts!"
The young man who can use a telescope is certainly not an ordinary person. His name is Yang Xuanwu. He is the posthumous son of Senior Brother Yang Yu of Guo Song Dynasty. He is only fifteen years old this year. His mother remarried Wang Yue, the commander of the inner guard, and gave birth to several other children.
Half-siblings.
Yang Xuanwu was raised by Zhang Lei and studied literature and martial arts. Guo Song originally wanted him to study and didn't want him to follow the path of his father. However, Yang Xuanwu liked martial arts by nature. He started practicing martial arts at the age of eight and followed several concubines.
Master Wei studied martial arts and developed good martial arts skills.
Moreover, his character was as restless as his father's. He wanted to go out all day long and see the world all over the world. This time Zhang Lei went to sea to Nanyang and took Yang Xuanwu with him.
Yang Xuanwu walked quickly to the cabin and walked to his uncle's cabin. He hesitated and asked, "Uncle, can I come in?"
There was a young woman on this ship, who was with his uncle Zhang Leini. He came to see his uncle a few days ago, but what he saw was a scene that made him blush, and he didn't want to come again.
"You brat, come in! There are no women in the cabin." His uncle Zhang Lei's voice came from the cabin.
Yang Xuanwu walked into the cabin and saw his uncle Zhang Lei sitting at the table, squinting and admiring a large red coral, which was three feet long.
Zhang Lei went to Nanyang for trade this time. Among the fleet of more than 100 ships, at least 30 ships were owned by him. They set out from Yangzhou and transported a large amount of daily necessities to Nanyang and sold them at a good price.
They went to the country of Devaden, which is in today's Indonesia, and then to the country of Srivijaya, which is today's Sumatra. When they came back, they supplied supplies in the country of Linyi, which is in the center of today's Vietnam.
This time he brought back a large amount of spices, pearls and ivory from Nanyang. In addition, he also brought several boxes of fine colored glaze as gifts to the king and nobles. The quality of official colored glaze is much better than that of private colored glaze.
They are also sold as treasures in Chang'an market.
The three-foot-long red coral he got was a return gift from King Drupadeng.
"Uncle, you've seen all this coral, haven't you seen enough?" Yang Xuanwu sat down and asked with a smile.
"What do you know? I'm going to give this coral to your uncle when I return to Chang'an. I'll take a look at it while it's still in my hand."
The younger uncle Zhang Lei is talking about is Jin Wang Guo Song, the older uncle is Gan Feng, he is the second uncle, and the younger uncle is Guo Song.
"My uncle seems to only like jade! Would he like this kind of coral?" Yang Xuanwu asked puzzledly.
"Hey! If you don't understand, you don't understand. You can't go all the way to see him empty-handed! You have to give him a gift. This coral is handy, so it's the most suitable gift for him."
"I don't care about this, what do you want from me?"
Zhang Lei slapped the table in dissatisfaction, "How did you say that? Say it again!"
"All right!"
Yang Xuanwu lowered his head and whispered: "What does uncle want to do with the child?"
"That's about it. Let me tell you, after arriving in Yangzhou, the goods will be transferred to a smaller cargo ship. You will follow the ship back to Chang'an. You tell aunt that I will also go to Silla to buy some ginseng. I think I can come back in the autumn.
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"Uncle, I want to go to Silla too!"
"Obey, you go back first this time, I promise next time"
Yang Xuanwu muttered in a low voice: "How many women did you bring with you along the way? I'll tell my aunt later!"
Zhang Lei's eyes widened, "You brat, how dare you threaten me?"
Yang Xuanwu said with a smile: "I'm afraid that if I can't help it, I'll spill the beans. Why don't you take me to Silla? Then nothing will happen?"
Zhang Lei hesitated for a while and said: "Not this time, otherwise I will take you to Japan next spring."
"Really? Uncle, aren't you trying to trick me?" Yang Xuanwu was tempted when he heard that he was going to Japan in the spring.
"What are you doing to coax you? I really want to go to Japan next year. I have already decided."
"Okay! I won't go to Silla."
Zhang Lei was overjoyed and said to him: "When you return to Chang'an this time, in addition to giving the coral to my uncle, tell him that I have brought a lot of fine rice seeds this time, and I will give them directly to the Jiangnan government for them to try planting.
I won’t send him to Chang’an.”
Yang Xuanwu nodded, and then the crew shouted from outside: "We see land ahead!"