Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 495 Li Jing visits and wants to be crowned king
"Everyone, everybody"

"Thank you for your love, but you are too enthusiastic. I am only one person and cannot go to the banquet with everyone."

Fang Yuan shouted several times before the voices of the countries slowly became quiet.

After finishing speaking, everyone looked at each other. They were indeed familiar faces, and they were all kings of the country.

The relationship between the 36 countries in the Western Region is relatively complicated, and it is not uncommon for kings to move around each other.

Unlike many neighboring countries such as the Tang Dynasty, they are worried that meeting each other will cause danger to each other and cause confusion to the country.

"Well, as a matter of principle, just go to Ronglu Country for a meal."

"If you all appreciate me, then come here together and save His Royal Highness the King of Zhou from taking the original route, right?"

The King of Ronglu Kingdom saw that the scene became quiet and immediately interrupted.

Upon hearing this, many kings immediately showed regretful expressions and wanted to refute.

Although this is the port of Ronglu Kingdom, it does not mean that it is the closest to the royal city of Ronglu Kingdom.

However, at this time, Fang Yuan, who didn't know the truth, had already spoken.

"Then let's go to Ronglu Kingdom. We can just have a meal nearby without the hassle of going to the palace."

"I should come to the Western Regions often in the future. I will get together with you all at that time, or if you have anything to do, you can ask the Saint of Jingjue Country. We are husband and wife."

Fang Yuan laughed.

And grandly introduce Hong Xu.

Hongxu's face turned slightly red, but he walked out naturally.

She is a saint from the Jingjue Kingdom, and her marriage to Fang Yuan was a normal process, so there is nothing shameful about it.

"Ah, congratulations!"

"It turns out she is a holy girl from the Jingjue Kingdom. She is really talented and beautiful."

"Definitely, definitely. I will tell Her Excellency the Saint of Jingjue Kingdom if I have anything to do."

All the kings were stunned at first, and then were shocked.

Unexpectedly, Fang Yuan's relationship with the Saint of Jingjue Country turned out to be husband and wife.

Not only was this man the King of Zhou of the Tang Dynasty, he also had such strong connections in the Western Regions.

But because of this, the kings of various countries no longer forced Fang Yuan to visit them.

They invited Fang Yuan to build a good relationship and wanted Datang's weapons.

Firecrackers and cannons were so powerful that he wanted to own them so that he could strengthen his country.

Now that he knows that it is okay to contact the saints of Jingjue Country, he will naturally not force Fang Yuan to go to their country.

Afterwards, Fang Yuan and more than a dozen kings from the Western Regions had a meal in a nearby city. The meal was average in size, but they had a great time.

After the banquet here, Fang Yuan asked Wang Shiyu and other aristocratic families to hand over the goods of Wang Shiyu and other aristocratic families to Hongxu to transport them back to Jingjue Country, using Jingjue Country as their business point.

This time Fang Yuan agreed to have dinner with them because he also told them this.

Among them, the king of Ronglu Kingdom turned bitter after learning about it, and almost begged Fang Yuan to let Fang Yuan use Ronglu Kingdom as a business location.

But who said Hongxu is Fang Yuan’s wife now?

So his request was of no use.

But Fang Yuan promised that the final destination of the Maritime Silk Road in the future would still be the port of Ronglu Kingdom.

After receiving this promise, King Ronglu finally felt a little happier.

Compared with other countries, it also has some advantages.

Towards evening, the handover was finally completed.

Not because at night, Fang Yuan waited for seven ships to sail.

In the vast sea, as long as the route is correct, there is no difference between driving at night and driving during the day.

In this way, Fang Yuan and others embarked on the return journey, and the second Maritime Silk Road was perfectly completed.

The next time will be the third Maritime Silk Road, and the location will not be the Western Region.

After several days of traveling at sea, Fang Yuan and others finally returned to the Weishui port.

As soon as we got off the boat, someone started shouting excitedly.

This success boosted their confidence.

Next time their family will send out more goods.

From then on, the Maritime Silk Road became a point of wealth for them.

Fang Yuan said goodbye to everyone and returned to Fang Mansion with Du Miaoyan and others.

Fang Mansion is still the same and has not changed because Fang Yuan left.

Although Fang Yuan is now the King of Zhou, the imperial court did not give Fang Yuan a new residence.

Fang Yuan himself had no idea, so he did not build another palace.

After all, Fang Yuan has decided to let Zhang Ji develop the Lingnan area.

In the end, Fang Yuan still wanted to develop in the fiefdom.

"Husband, are you back?!"

Su Ziqing and Gao Xiangyu ran over excitedly when they saw Fang Yuan coming back.

They felt so bored these days when Fang Yuan was away.

Fortunately for Su Ziqing, she has her son with her, so she spends time with her son when she's bored.

But Gao Xiangyu was different. He was so boring that he even got tired of playing in Chang'an City.

"I kept you waiting for a long time, I will accompany you tonight!"

Fang Yuan smiled and hugged the two women.

"Bah, sister, you don't care about him?"

Su Ziqing suddenly turned red.

Gao Xiangyu also felt embarrassed, after all, there was someone in front of her.

"If you don't want him to accompany you, then let him accompany me or others."

Du Miaoyan was in a good mood and smiled evilly.

During this trip, she and Fang Yuan were almost always together.

Now that Fang Yuan is back, she can go without Fang Yuan for several days.

"No, no, no, we want it, can't we do it?"

Su Ziqing suddenly gave Du Miaoyan a sad look.

Really, I'm just embarrassed, not really don't want it.

"Hahaha that's right."

Du Miaoyan laughed.

After asking where his son was, he went to look for him.

Su Ziqing and Gao Xiangyu were still a little embarrassed and prepared to leave for a while.

"By the way, husband, General Li sent someone here to let him know when you come back."

Su Ziqing said.

"General Li? General Li Jing?"

Fang Yuan was a little surprised.

The relationship between him and Li Jing was neither bad nor bad, it was just a relationship between colleagues.

But I didn't expect that he would come to me early and ask someone to notify him when I came back?
"Yes, it is General Li Jing."

Su Ziqing nodded.

He left with Gao Xiangyu and went to find Du Miaoyan.

"Have someone tell General Li Jing that I'm back."

Fang Yuan thought for a while and decided to let someone go and notify Li Jing now that he was back.

The main reason is that Li Jing's status is unusual. As the No. 1 in the army, he should only come to see him when something happens.

So since you are back, tell the other person.

After arranging things, Fang Yuan went to change clothes and take a shower.

After Meimeida came out of the shower, she was about to get something to eat when she heard that Li Jing was here.

in such a hurry?
Fang Yuan was greatly surprised.

Thinking there was something important, he hurried to meet Li Jing.

"Meet the King of Zhou!"

When Li Jing saw Fang Yuan arriving, he stood up and saluted.

"You're welcome, you're welcome, General Li Jing, please call me Fang Yuan."

Fang Yuan quickly helped Li Jing.

Fang Yuan is not very accustomed to the status of King Zhou.

At the same time, for a person as prestigious as Li Jing, Fang Yuan believed that he should not be oppressed by his status.

Naturally, if Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian came over, Fang Yuan would not mind letting them salute solemnly.

"No, the etiquette cannot be abolished."

Li Jing shook his head and said seriously.

"General Li Jing, please sit down. What do you want from me?"

Fang Yuan smiled slightly and asked directly about the matter without persisting.

"To be honest, I also want to be crowned king!"

Li Jing sat up straight, took a deep breath, stared at Fang Yuan, and said in a deep voice.

Fang Yuan was stunned and looked at Li Jing in surprise, unable to react for a moment. "Yes, you heard it right, I want to be crowned king!"

"When I supported you in becoming king, the princess said that she would support me in becoming king then!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

"General Li Jing, how can I support you?"

Fang Yuan said seriously.

Yes, that was Du Miaoyan's promise to Li Jing.

Husband and wife are one, Fang Yuan will not deny it and will fully support it.

It's just that how Li Jing can be crowned king at this time, he won't get credit recently.

"Make war!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

"what?"

Fang Yuan couldn't help but exclaimed.

Is this method a bit extreme?

War is not a child's play. Many people die in every war.

It is not easy to cause a war to be justified, and it will make the losses even greater, which is not advisable.

"Make war!"

"Western Turks, Tubo, Silla, Baekje, Japan, all of them are fine!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

"General Li Jing, creating a war is against the will of heaven and earth. I don't think it is an option."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Unexpectedly, Li Jing deliberately created a war because he wanted to be crowned king?
"Any war is against the will of nature, and every war is manufactured."

"Now that we in the Tang Dynasty have powerful weapons, it is the best time to destroy other countries. Otherwise, if they develop equivalent weapons in the future, it will be our country that suffers."

"It's one thing that I want to take this opportunity to be crowned king, but it's also for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the country!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the Tang Dynasty, he believed that now was the best time to start a war.

Although it was a very good time before this, the kingship happened and the timing became even better.

I believe that whether it is him, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde or other generals, they all want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service.

Only in this way can you have a chance to embark on the road of becoming a king!

"How does General Li Jing need my support?"

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, said in a deep voice.

Indeed, now is a good time to start a war.

All countries should be studying a series of weapons such as fire guns.

Even if they can't research fire guns, they will research other weapons.

There may be people who will research biological weapons and so on, just to protect themselves and fight against the Tang Dynasty.

For weak countries, they are sometimes forced to do so, and they don't want to, but they have to do it.

"arms!"

"Continuous weapons support!"

"Fireguns, explosives, cannons, etc., you have everything to support me!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

He has confidence in his own fighting methods.

But if there are weapons to support, then the winning rate will be greatly improved.

Not only that, but time, etc., can be further shortened.

"It turns out that General Li Jing also knows about the cannon, but I don't want you to lend it out."

"The production of cannons is actually very simple. Once the enemy knows about it, they can make it quickly."

"Compared with firecrackers, this is highly replicable. I suggest that cannons should not appear on the battlefield."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Fang Yuan had warned Hong Xu many times about the cannon that was given to Jing Jue Country.

They were worried that the cannon would be developed, which would change the battlefield pattern again and reduce Datang's advantage.

Of course, forts are easy to build, but bombs take some time.

However, explosives can also be used instead, so Fang Yuan still does not want cannons to be used on the battlefield.

"Then don't use cannons, just support muskets and explosives."

Li Jing said solemnly.

Even without the support of weapons, he was confident of victory.

To ask for Fang Yuan's support, I just want to shorten the time and reduce the number of casualties, nothing more.

"Does the Emperor have any objections?"

Fang Yuan thought for a while and asked again.

He is no longer the Minister of Household Affairs, but he still has some understanding of the situation in the Household Department.

Now the imperial court still doesn't have much money, and it also doesn't have much food. If it starts a war rashly, it will easily bring down the Tang Dynasty. Even if the war wins, there won't be much benefit.

However, Fang Yuan was no longer the Minister of Household Affairs, so he didn't mention the money and food matters and directly asked Li Shimin if he knew.

"Your Majesty doesn't know yet."

Li Jing shook his head and said.

He wanted to get everyone's support first, and then he went to Li Shimin to explain.

I have the confidence to believe it and believe that the emperor will not object.

"do not know?"

"General Li, do you know that the national treasury may not necessarily have the money and food to support your war?"

Fang Yuan was even more surprised.

It feels like Li Jing went above and beyond in order to be crowned king.

"As long as we can sustain it for two or three months, we can win."

"As long as there is victory, then we will not be short of food and get it from the defeated countries!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

"General Li, please forgive me for not being able to support you."

"You are the commander-in-chief. You understand that fighting without food and grass will cause problems."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

I feel sad for Li Jing's transgression.

Will a generation of military god want his reputation to be ruined by being crowned king?
"King Zhou, you also know that I am the commander-in-chief."

"As a commander-in-chief, I will fight an uncertain battle?"

Li Jing asked back.

Fang Yuan was knocked down by this question.

Indeed, Li Jing is not such a reckless person, and the title of Military God is not in vain.

"His Royal Highness King Zhou, let's decide this. Once the army attacks, please support your weapons."

Li Jing stood up and prepared to leave.

"The maximum number of fire cannons is thirty thousand, there are no more."

"For explosives, the maximum number is 1. If you want more, you will have to ask the court."

Fang Yuan also stood up and pondered for a moment.

If Li Jing can really go on an expedition, then weapons must be supported.

But if he can't convince Li Shimin and others, there is no need to borrow weapons.

The premise is that as Li Jing said, once the army attacks, it will support him with weapons.

"Thank you!"

Li Jing said seriously.

Then he said goodbye and left.

Fang Yuan sent Li Jing to the door.

Looking at Li Jing's leaving figure, I felt heavy.

"Go and ask Lu Chuchu to see me!"

Fang Yuan said to the guard guarding the door.

After burning the incense, Lu Chuchu stood at the gate of Fang Mansion.

After following him to Chang'an City for three years, he was finally able to come to Fang Mansion openly and honestly.

In the past three years, Lu Chuchu had fantasized about having the opportunity to step into the door of Fang Mansion countless times.

Now that it finally came true, I had mixed feelings for a moment, remembering everything I had with Fang Yuan.

Things are so unpredictable. Who would have thought that a small county magistrate would become the world-famous King of Zhou.

Fortunately, I had insisted on following Fang Yuan since Wuling County, and now I finally managed to keep the clouds clear and the moon shine bright.

Lu Chuchu took a deep breath, gathered her emotions, raised her head and chest, and walked into the gate of Fang Mansion openly.

(End of this chapter)