Li Shimin's entourage was fast, but the Yangwei Army could only travel on horseback.
Even with the Yangwei Army marching at their fastest pace, and the cement road already extended to Hejian Prefecture.
Even so, the vast procession took a full ten days to reach Shenyang.
Upon arrival outside Shenyang City, Liu Dacheng had already led the officials from the Provincial Governor's office to wait thirty li outside the city.
After entering the city, he looked at the pumpkins, potatoes, and sweet potatoes in the cellar.
Li Shimin was extremely excited.
Reading the memorial was one thing, but seeing it with his own eyes was another.
The piles of sweet potatoes, like small mountains, were a sight he had never dared to imagine.
A thousand mu of sweet potatoes yielded nearly three million catties, over twenty thousand dan!
Li Shimin immediately announced that Liu Dacheng would succeed Fang Er as the Governor of Liaodong.
And all officials under Liu Dacheng's command were promoted by one rank.
At the same time, the entire Liaodong region was exempted from taxes for three years!
Upon hearing this news, the people of Shenyang City went about spreading the word.
It was worth noting that when Shenyang was captured, Li Shimin had already issued a decree exempting taxes.
With this decree, the people would not have to pay a single grain of food for the next five years!
However, the celebration in Shenyang City did not last long.
Five days later, a group of people, dressed in white, appeared outside Shenyang City.
The leader said to the guards at the gate: "There has been a change in the court. Quickly take me to see the Emperor!"
After speaking, he took out his waist token and flashed it before the guard.
Imperial Guard!
The guards immediately bowed and led the imperial guards directly to the Provincial Governor's office.
Li Shimin had been staying at the Provincial Governor's office these past few days, in the room originally prepared for Fang Er by Liu Dacheng.
"Report! Your Majesty, an urgent dispatch from Chang'an!"
Hearing the voice of the eunuch outside, Li Shimin's heart sank.
"Present it!"
The door was pushed open by the eunuch, and a white-clad imperial guard came before Li Shimin.
He knelt down with a thud, holding a white memorial above his head with both hands.
"Your Majesty! The noble families have colluded with Hou Junji, committed treason, and the former Emperor, he has passed away!"
Pfft!
Upon hearing this news, Li Shimin spat out a mouthful of blood.
Then, he slumped heavily into his chair.
"The former Emperor, has passed away?"
"No! Rebellion!"
"Bring it here!"
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he forced himself to calm down and said to the attendant.
The eunuch took the memorial and presented it to Li Shimin.
Opening the memorial and reading its contents.
The more he read, the more Li Shimin became enraged.
"Rebellion! They have truly dared to rebel!"
"Guards! Summon all the dukes and marquises, and have them see me immediately!"
The eunuch bowed and exited the room, quickly running to inform Cheng Yaojin and others.
The matter was of great importance, and upon learning of it, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, and the others dared not delay for a moment, rushing over directly.
"Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin's face was ashen, and he slammed the memorial reporting the death onto the table.
"The noble families have become too bold! And Hou Junji! They actually colluded with the Turks, Tubo, and Nanyue, and attacked the imperial palace while I was away!"
"The former Emperor died in battle without retreat, and under severe injury, was forced to commit suicide!"
"What do you all think?"
Cheng Yaojin raised an eyebrow: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, only the Khitan separates us from the Turks. Why not simply charge over and destroy Jieli's nest!"
"Then, head south to Tubo, and destroy Nanyue!"
As he spoke, he drew a half-circle in the air with his hand.
Wei Zheng remained silent. At this time, if he dared to say anything to stop Li Shimin from seeking revenge, even breathing would be his fault!
It was Fang Xuanling who spoke: "Your Majesty, the most pressing matter is to return to the capital immediately and properly handle the former Emperor's funeral!"
Li Jing also nodded in agreement.
After a long period of contemplation, Li Shimin said: "Send someone to Wa Country to find Fang Anzhi, and also, have Chai Shao bring the Mie Lu Army back!"
"Wa Country can wait for now, it's just a small place, we'll deal with it later!"
"After the grand funeral, I will make them regret this action!"
"Yes! Your subject will send someone to Wa Country immediately."
After setting the itinerary, the Yangwei Army, which had only rested for a few days, had to set out again.
The pumpkins, potatoes, and sweet potatoes were all brought back to Chang'an.
Wa Country.
Iwami Silver Mine.
Chai Shao, I don't know where he has fought to by now. After half a month, apart from sending back spoils of war every one or two days, he didn't even send a single word.
The spoils of war were waves of Wa Country women.
In half a month, over ten thousand women had been sent back.
Fang Er was very happy.
Lying on the beach, looking at the seven-figure points in the mall, he was so happy that his mouth was almost crooked.
Yesterday, out of boredom, he went to the silver mine for a stroll.
As a result, he received system notifications, which were so noisy he was bothered by them.
Opening the notification, he discovered that the system could directly convert silver from the mine into points, within a ten-meter radius of Fang Er!
Even then, Fang Er had tried his best to control his desires and only converted five million points.
Otherwise, he would have had people dig a hole in the mountain and convert the entire mountain into points.
"Marquis, someone from home has arrived!"
Liu Meng's voice came.
Fang Er sat up and looked at him, seeing Lan Yue following behind Liu Meng.
"Lan Yue? Why are you here?"
Lan Yue said with a heavy expression: "Marquis, something has happened at home!"
Seeing his expression, Fang Er's heart sank.
"Quickly tell me, what has happened!"
After Lan Yue recounted the entire story, Fang Er's veins bulged, and he stood up instantly.
Staring in the direction of the Great Tang across the sea.
"Damn it! Do they think I'm easy to bully?"
"Liu Meng, emergency assembly!"
"Yes! Marquis!"
Liu Meng took a whistle from his怀 and blew it forcefully.
Beep~~ Beep~~ Beep~~~!
Soon.
The Tianhuo Army from various parts of the silver mine quickly gathered here.
Zhang Tian looked confused. What had happened that required an emergency assembly, and why was Lan Yue here?
Fang Er looked at the Tianhuo Army before him, his face contorted with ferocity as he said.
"Brothers! Our home has been ransacked!"
"The defense forces suffered heavy casualties!"
"The workshops were razed to the ground! Countless artisans were abducted! Tell this Marquis, what should we do?!"
This was the third time Liu Meng had heard this news.
Lan Yue had told him once before, and then told Fang Er once, and now Fang Er was saying it again.
Every time he heard it, he felt his anger grow even stronger.
"Marquis, no need to say more, let's go f*** them!"
"Right, let's go f*** them!"
Zhang Tian also echoed.
"F*** them!"
"F*** them!"
"F*** them!"
More than two thousand Tianhuo Army soldiers shouted in unison.
"Disperse! Prepare your equipment!"
"Liu Meng, quickly take your men and find Duke Chai!"
"Yes! Marquis!"
The formation dispersed, and the Tianhuo Army returned to pack their belongings.
Liu Meng, with a team of men, went out to search for Chai Shao.