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Qin Dynasty.

Inside the hall, a solemn and quiet atmosphere permeated the surroundings.

Under the towering roof, a huge lamp was hung, and the faint light it emitted illuminated the entire space.

On the wall of the hall, an exquisite geomancy map is inlaid. Ying Zheng stands in front of the map, his deep gaze sweeping across every corner of the map, as if he is looking for something.

From Luo Li's words, he had already guessed that the Middle East should not be China's territory, but Junggar and Heilongjiang were definitely.

But Dzungar is obviously not a place name in the Central Plains. This place should be in the hands of the Xiongnu, and Heilongjiang is probably in the hands of the Xiongnu as well, otherwise it would not be recorded in the "History of Liao".

The place might not be hard to find, but oil was not indispensable to his Great Qin.

For lighting needs, they already have other alternatives. As for making petrol into gasoline bombs, that thing may be a powerful weapon for siege, but now that the world has been settled, only the Huns still dare to invade the border from time to time. However, given the Huns' mobility, gasoline bombs are not practical.

Liu Che in the Han Dynasty had the same questions in his mind.

Is oil really worth their efforts and efforts to find it?

After careful consideration, the decisions made by Ying Zheng and Liu Che were surprisingly consistent.

They all decided to send a small team to explore first. If more uses of oil were revealed in the future, they would then consider whether it was necessary to use a large army to seize the Huns' territory.

……

Tang Dynasty.

"My dear ministers, do you know where XJ and Heilongjiang are located?"

Li Shimin thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out the location of these two places, so he decided to ask his entrepreneurial men's group.

Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng looked embarrassed when they heard this. They were both well-read people, but they had never heard of these two places. This could only mean that these place names were changed in later generations, otherwise with their knowledge, it would be impossible for them to have never heard of them.

This was a difficult situation. Apart from a piece of information about the location in the northeast, they were completely in the dark and could only guess.

But some people's temperament cannot be hidden, and they are destined to be the born protagonists.

Just as Wei Zheng and the other man were concentrating on thinking, a muscular man appeared with his arms folded over his shoulders, his head almost raised to the sky, and his whole body exuded the aura of "Come and ask me, come and ask me!"

Li Shimin naturally noticed Yuchi Jingde's uniqueness at a glance, but he chose not to ask. He wanted to see how long this fool could endure.

Yuchi Jingde waited for a long time but Li Shimin still didn't speak, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

He coughed and stamped his feet, just to make some noise.

At this time, Wei Zheng and the other man also reacted and just watched the show quietly from the sidelines.

After waiting for a long time, seeing that Li Shimin was still not asking, Yuchi Jingde thought that he was not obvious enough, and could not help but said: "Your Majesty, I know where the Heilongjiang River is, it is..."

Having said this, Yuchi Jingde deliberately paused and started fishing.

"Oh." Li Shimin knew what Yuchi Jingde was planning, so he just responded lightly.

Oh?

Just "oh" and that's it?

Yuchi Jingde couldn't help but emphasize again: "Your Majesty, I know where the Heilongjiang River is."

"Really? I don't believe it!"

"Everyone present here is well-read and knowledgeable, and they don't know. How can a soldier like you know?" Li Shimin began to get angry.

"Yeah, even Xuancheng and I don't know, how could you know?" Changsun Wuji echoed.

"Hey, that's wrong. General Yuchi has traveled all over the country for many years, maybe he guessed it right." Wei Zheng seemed to be speaking for Yuchi Jingde, but in fact he was also provoking him.

Three old foxes plotting against a fool is simply a sure win.

As expected, Yuchi Jingde was fooled. With a red face and a stretched neck, he shouted, "Bullshit! Who is fooling? Who are you looking down on? When I rebelled with Liu Wuzhou, I worked with the Mohe people."

"That person once bragged to me that there was a white dragon that did evil in his hometown. Later, a black dragon fought with it and drove it away. After the black dragon won, it fled into the river. Later, in order to commemorate the black dragon's achievements, the locals named the river Heilongjiang."

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji suddenly realized: "Ah! So it is the hometown of the Mohe people. It is indeed located in the northeast."

Seeing Changsun Wuji's expression, Yuchi Jingde also realized that he had fallen into a trap, and immediately said angrily: "Fuck, you and Wei Zheng are trying to provoke me!"

"So what? Do you still want to hit me?" Changsun Wuji was not afraid.

"Fuck, I'm going to hit you."

"Just fight, who's afraid of who?" Changsun Wuji rolled up his sleeves skillfully.

Wei Zheng and Li Shimin on the side were already accustomed to this. In the court in the early Zhenguan period, such situations were very common. Often, neither the civil officials nor the military generals could convince each other, and it would eventually turn into a big fight, with the outcome decided by fists.

Amid the noise of the fight between the two men, Li Shimin and Wei Zheng stood calmly in front of the map, oblivious to what was happening around them, and focused on discussing how to seize the Mohe's hometown.

……

tomorrow.

The atmosphere in Kunning Palace at this time was particularly solemn.

In addition to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Empress Ma, there was another burly young man in the hall - Prince of Yan Zhu Di. Unlike the Yongle Emperor who would later dominate the world, Zhu Di had a flattering smile on his face.

"Father, I know where this Heilongjiang River is. If I am not mistaken, it is what the Tatars call 'Haramulen', which means 'Black Water'."

After saying this, Zhu Di saw that Zhu Yuanzhang still had no expression on his face. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva and mustered up his courage again: "Father, I am willing to lead the army on an expedition and incorporate this land into the territory of our Ming Dynasty. Please grant me your blessing!"

After saying this, Zhu Di kowtowed heavily in pain!

He couldn't stay in this broken Nanjing for even a day. Just as he stepped into the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed him by the collar and forced him to step into the main hall with his left foot first. He was beaten severely for being disrespectful.

It looked like they were going to beat him to death. He thought that according to past scripts, his mother, Queen Ma, would step out to stop it.

Unexpectedly, his mother really stood up, but this time she didn't come to stop Lao Zhu. Instead, she saw that Lao Zhu was tired of smoking, so she came to take over.

Wow, they even have a men-women team and they take turns to work.

If he hadn't practiced martial arts diligently, he would have been beaten to death long ago, and would not have been able to kowtow here and beg for mercy.

Based on his understanding of his father, this man is a little narrow-minded. If he stays in Nanjing, he will probably be beaten from time to time. It would be better for him to go out and lead troops to fight.

"Why, you want to run away? Are you blaming me for beating you? Or have you also learned your big brother's perverse logic of 'take the small beating, run away if it's a big beating'?"

"Or do you want to escape from Nanjing, recruit soldiers and launch another rebellion?" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was as cold as ice, and the temperature of the entire hall seemed to have dropped a few degrees.

"Father! I have absolutely no such intention. Please understand my words!" Zhu Di hated his future self at this moment. Why did you rebel for no reason? Aren't you just digging your own grave?

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "I don't think you dare, your father is not dead yet! You don't need to worry about the affairs of the Northeast, go to the navy camp and prepare to lead the troops to the east to attack Japan."

Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was very simple. After Zhu Di conquered Japan, he would let him be the local emperor there, and then let him come back to be his thug when he was needed.

This idea can only mean that they are worthy of being father and son.