I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

"Old Li, are you planning to make me rebel or build a country? Why did you give me such a title!"

Li Shimin's old face turned dark when Zhang Nuo asked this question. The complacency he had just seen Zhang Nuo was gone, and now he is full of dissatisfaction!

what?With such an honorable title as King Qin, why is it related to rebellion?

Could it be that if I counterattack Li Jiancheng and take the throne, it is considered a rebellion?

Li Shimin was so stunned by Zhang Nuo that he didn't know what to say, but Li Yuan was secretly laughing beside him. Even though he and Li Shimin and his son had reconciled now, the Xuanwumen incident was still a knot in his heart. The chief culprit of the Xuanwumen incident is being attacked here, so it's no wonder the old man doesn't have fun.

Li Shimin was depressed for a long time before he opened his mouth and said,

"Brother, in my opinion, the title of King Qin is the best title in the world, not only because he is noble, but also because he was the title of my brother back then. Anyone else who gets this title will feel worthy of it. Not the title of King Qin!"

Zhang Nuo nodded earnestly when he heard this. This is quite different from the idea of ​​selling the company!

Li Shimin means that the company is actually doing well, but he will sell the company after he has better means of earning money. He naturally hopes that the company that shines in his hands will not be ruined by the person who takes it over. .

Zhang Nuo can understand this kind of thinking, after all, it is human nature, but to know is to know, to understand is to understand, but it is a bit unacceptable to accept it.

What kind of title is this? The King of Qin can almost be said to be the number one king in the world. In fact, one person is under one man and over ten thousand people. This is a title that is half a rank higher than that of the crown prince.

If you can treat things like status and treatment with a normal heart, then what does the title King Qin represent?

Can he really take on the title of the invincible king of Qin who fought all over the world in the early years and forcibly won the title of King Qin from the Tang Empire?

Li Shimin, who is destined to become the emperor of the ages, used the title before, the title he valued the most, Zhang Nuo, can he really bear it?

Zhang Nuo was a little confused!

Zhang Nuo didn't hide his concerns directly, but Li Yuan and Li Shimin burst out laughing as soon as he finished speaking.

Li Shimin pointed at Zhang Nuo and scolded with a smile,

"It's you, brother. Others have to scream when they hear the news of the title of King Qin. If they know that they can get the title of King Qin, they will wake up laughing from their dreams!"

"You're the only one here. Good things are pushed back and forth. What are you doing? Are you poor and can't get used to good things?"

Zhang Nuo curled his lips resentfully, and then replied seemingly stiffly,

"Isn't that because brother I don't have any other thoughts at all? With this title, I just continue to build the city and then go out to rob Goryeo, rob Turkic, rob..."

"Anyway, they are thieves who rob roads and land for a living. There is no title to lead troops. If there is no such benefit, I don't even want the throne. What's the use of this thing?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Zhang Nuo dumbfounded. He knew that what Zhang Nuo said was probably true. Based on the relationship between Zhang Nuo and him, it was the same whether he had the throne or not. Nuo's contribution is really too great.

This is not just about Zhang Nuo alone. If Zhang Nuo is not rewarded, what will happen to other people in the future?

Even for Zhang Nuo's great contribution, offering immortal food to feed the people of the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't receive a reward. How dare they get a reward in the future?

Therefore, even if it is for the stability of the entire court, this reward must be implemented.

Zhang Nuo looked at the troubled Li Shimin and the very calm old man Li, and after pondering for a while, he said seriously,

"Well, Lao Li, I want the title King of Qin, but, this title is not hereditary, and my children will not be kings in the future!"

Li Shimin and Li Yuan were both stunned, what else could happen?

Anyone who is not a beggar must get a hereditary title?

Even if he would rather have a lower grade, he would like to have a hereditary title, but why did it change when he came to brother Xiao Zhang?

Zhang Nuo didn't keep the two of them waiting for long, and took the initiative to explain,

"I just said that it is convenient for me to have this title. As for the child, with my wealth, you and Chengqian will take care of it in the future. If you still need Lao Tzu's title, it will be useless. If you want a title, you can fight for it yourself!"

Both Li Yuan and Li Shimin nodded unconsciously. They wanted to sharpen their younger generations. From this point of view, it was not wrong.

However, this is really not something ordinary people would be willing to part with. Li Shimin and others did not have the courage to ask themselves. In their view, the hard work for so long is just to give a little shadow to their children and grandchildren.

But since Zhang Nuo has made a decision, Li Shimin will not be polite. His trust in Zhang Nuo does not mean that future emperors will trust the Zhang family. Instead of conflicts between the royal family and the Zhang family in later generations, it is better to settle them here. .

At the same time, he secretly worried that Zhang Nuo was already so good, so would his younger generation not be as good?

At that time, will the title of King Qin still be lost, or will he be ashamed?

Then it’s better to tell Zhang Nuo that only the king can be crowned and not hereditary. At worst, when Zhang Nuo has a child in the future, he will have other credits, and then give it to a prince or something. The Hou family should be good too.

Moreover, since Zhang Nuo is so knowledgeable and has made such great contributions, should there be some other rewards?He Li Shimin is not a stingy person!

Chapter 441 The Generous Li Shimin

As long as Li Shimin has made a good decision, it is really not a big deal to be crowned king. Although it has an impact on the court, it is only a part of the people.

What's more, Zhang Nuo's title of king is not the kind of hereditary replacement, but him alone. This may be a big relief to the courtiers, because in their view, only the hereditary replacement of the king Or the Duke's family, that is the big force that can really change the court.

But if Zhang Nuo is the king alone, then it is nothing more than Zhang Nuo's holy family is strong, this is nothing, everyone knows Zhang Nuo's credit, and now they are still counting on getting something else from Zhang Nuo.

Didn't see how happy the few families who agreed to get the cement workshop cooperation qualification from Zhang Nuo at that time are now?

They don't know about other places, but only in Chang'an, cement is in short supply. Compared with digging stones to carve piece by piece, cement is much more convenient.

And they could also see that this young master didn't care about messing around in the court at all, and he didn't even come to the court to claim his previous title, and it was Li Shimin who sent someone to send it over.

For such an idle prince, no matter how aggrieved the courtiers are, at least they will not be the first to speak out against him. After all, it is better for others to do things that offend others.

However, after hearing His Majesty's will during the court meeting the next day, no one spoke.

It is true that no one would have thought of being the king of Qin, but what no one would have thought was that Li Shimin had clearly stated that Zhang Nuo did not want the hereditary king, so he was the only king of Qin, and his child would still be white in the future?

Although everyone in the court knew that since Li Shimin said this here, it must be true, but everyone still couldn't accept it.

How is this possible? Why did you reject the hereditary prince?

If you know that it cannot be hereditary, what about the prince? After a hundred years, it will still be a pile of dead bones?

Who will take care of the family at that time?

So when Zhang Nuo grandly walked up to the court to accept the award, and put on the four-clawed golden dragon robe that symbolized the status of a prince, everyone looked at Zhang Nuo with strange eyes.

Zhang Nuo didn't care so much, in his opinion, as long as he got the title and fief, it was enough.

However, what he didn't expect was that the surprise that Li Shimin gave him was far more than the prince. After the imperial decree of the king, the second imperial decree was truly scary.

Everyone in the court hall was completely dumbfounded!

Because the content of the second edict was very simple, Zhang Nuo was allowed to form [-] private troops by himself, and they would be stationed in his own fief.

But where is Zhang Nuo's fiefdom? Why is it just outside Chang'an City? Doesn't this mean that Zhang Nuo can lead [-] private troops into Chang'an at any time?

Although everyone knows that Zhang Nuo has a very good relationship with His Majesty, the matter of military power has always been sensitive. How come His Majesty, who used to be the most cautious about such matters, is now indulgent to such an extent?

The courtiers couldn't imagine what was said in it, but they didn't dare to say it directly, because the imperial decree had already been issued, and whether it was support or opposition, it actually had no effect at this time.

But they knew that even if the prince could not be hereditary, Zhang Nuo would be the most dazzling person in Datang with the [-] private troops in his hands.

Zhang Nuo was also a little surprised. He really didn't expect Lao Li to make such a sudden move. He originally thought that it would be good to lead and raise his team of tens of millions of people, but he didn't expect it to appear suddenly. A compilation of 4 people was made.

Zhang Nuo's first thought was not about rebellion, but because Lao Li was too poor to support the army, so he left it to him!

After all, in Zhang Nuo's opinion, [-] professional soldiers, whether it's equipment or military pay, is a frightening expense. If you add the logistics and compensation for casualties when you go out to fight, it is definitely not a small sum.

Lao Li threw him such a big cloth so happily, did he plan to squeeze his wool?

However, it was in the court hall at this time, so it was not very convenient to discuss with Lao Li, so we could only salute and accept the order honestly, and we would talk about it when we had a chance after the next court.

As a result, the entire court fell into a strange atmosphere. Zhang Nuo became the first king with a different surname in the Tang Dynasty, and also inherited the special title of King Qin. special existence.

Zhang Nuo, who was wearing a new-style royal robe, rushed into the Ganlu Hall without any politeness, pulled Li Shimin and asked directly,

"Old Li, do you have no money, so you want me to help you support the army? Otherwise, why did you suddenly give me a private army of 4 people?"

Li Shimin really couldn't laugh or cry when he heard Zhang Nuo's question, but at the same time he was secretly relieved by Zhang Nuo's simple thoughts. God knows how risky it would be for an emperor to make such a decision.

"What are you thinking! Didn't you always want to go to Korea to rob, and you also said that you will go to other countries to rob in the future, so what's the use of you according to the 3000 people of ordinary princes?"

"So I'll just do the good thing to the end. Ten thousand is not much better than three thousand. I'll just give you [-]. When you feel that people are not enough, you can recruit a group. If you have enough, you don't need to recruit. How nice, save time and trouble!"

When Zhang Nuo heard this, he really made such a rationale. This is equivalent to legally recognizing the rationality of his recruitment and mobilization of troops. It will indeed be much more convenient in the future!

Moreover, having an establishment doesn't mean that [-] troops will be brought out now. He only needs to build an elite army. Did Tang really not send troops?

Then whose land will be laid down by then?

Therefore, Zhang Nuo knew very well in his heart that having this arrangement was nothing more than making it more convenient for him.

Zhang Nuo, who wanted to understand, bowed his hands to Li Shimin and left. There are still a lot of things at home and Lantian City, so how can he have time to talk to Li Shimin here? Wouldn’t it be good to go back and train the cavalry if he has this time?

He knew very well that in the past two years, the Tang Dynasty would launch a war against the Turks, and Jieli Khan himself would be captured alive, and the Turks would also be devastated.

Then if you don't take this opportunity to beat Goryeo first, then there is no chance to let yourself go to Goryeo.

Moreover, the battle against Goryeo must be resolved quickly, otherwise other ambitious countries around will see the opportunity, and if not done, there will be a situation where the whole world attacks Tang.

Therefore, he can only seize the opportunity to make a quick decision and complete the battle in one battle!

Chapter 442 Changes After Being King

It was almost night when Zhang Nuo returned to his home.There is no way, first I went to court for a long time, and then I chatted with Li Shimin in the Ganlu Hall for a long time, and then the two of them treated guests to dinner and chat, plus the delay on the way back, I was able to get home before dinner Not too bad.

As soon as Zhang Nuo got out of the carriage, Zhang Nuo looked up and saw that the plaque with the two big characters of Zhang Mansion had been replaced with Qin Wang Mansion, and Lao Fang was still directing a bunch of people there for some reason.

Zhang Nuo was just about to ask directly, but it was Lao Fang who saw him first and bowed directly.

"I have seen the lord!"

When Lao Fang yelled out, the workers who were helping to work beside him also reacted, and hurriedly shouted that they had seen the prince, and then some clapped their hands and some bowed in a messy salute.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhang Nuo pouted speechlessly.There's no way, the family of merchants doesn't have the background of that royal mansion, so it looks like it has never seen the world, so it's stingy.

Usually, when Lao Li came here, he never saw them in such a hurry. Lao Li is still the emperor, no more noble than a prince.

Alas, after all, it is a small family who has never seen the world, and there will be more troubles in the future.

Zhang Nuo ignored the excited Lao Fang and the others, and went in by himself with his hands behind his back and sighing.

As a result, before entering the door, I saw Hongyu leading the way. Everyone in the family stood at the door and saluted him respectfully.

"Congratulations, lord!"

Zhang Nuo slapped his forehead speechlessly, waved his hands without saying anything, went straight in and sat down on the sofa, and didn't speak until Hongyu came in and sat beside him,

"Red jade, isn't it just an extra title, isn't life still the same? After we become kings, we can fly, or live forever. What do you want to pay attention to? Life is over?"

Hongyu looked at her husband dumbfounded!

She knew that Zhang Nuo didn't pay much attention to these things, but she didn't expect that she didn't pay much attention to this. However, as a woman who came out of the palace, she knew too much about this.

"Husband, there are too many details here. First of all, our gate has to be replaced. The gate of the prince's mansion can't be as shabby as before. In the future, when His Majesty comes down to open the middle gate, even if there is an imperial decree, others can only Go through the side door."

"Then the guard of honor of the king should also be sent. If His Majesty comes at that time, the guard of honor will go out to greet him, and the entire courtyard will also have to be renovated. You can't just enter the courtyard in front and back as before."

"Finally, you are a prince, so you have to open a mansion and build a government office. At least appoint Chang Shi. From now on, Chang Shi will be the chief executive in charge of all matters in the Qin Palace. Take care of the family, you can be regarded as a caring person!"

Zhang Nuo was instantly rendered speechless by the rubbish of Hongyu. It turns out that there are so many things in the palace, so how much money would it cost?

It's nothing to hire someone to be a long history. He always likes to be a shopkeeper. He wished for someone to run errands for him, but what about the gates of the palace, guards of honor and those messy things in the future?

After Zhang Nuo thought about it, he simply said to Hongyu,

"Hongyu, anyway, you are the only one at home who understands these things, or you can do these things, I really don't understand, and the rest of the family certainly don't understand them either!"

"Besides, after you're not crowned king, your rank will also increase. You can be Princess Qin, and I don't want to find anyone else!"

Hongyu was quite happy to hear that the value of being a woman is to be able to contribute at home, but when she heard behind her, she covered Zhang Nuo's mouth in panic and said,

"Husband, don't talk about it, I know you have good intentions, but Qin Wangfei really can't be a concubine. Although the concubine's current background can barely be regarded as the royal family, but after all, it is the god-in-law recognized by His Majesty. And she was born as a court lady, so she can't afford the position of princess!"

"It's enough for a concubine to have her husband's love. If a husband doesn't care about the throne, why should a concubine care about the position of a princess?"

Perhaps what Hongyu said was so frankly reasonable that even Zhang Nuo had to admit that he was a little convinced, but he was more moved.

There is only one word difference between Wangfei and side concubine, but the difference in it is more than ten thousand miles?

However, Hongyu was right about one thing. Zhang Nuo is not an old master who follows the rules in this era. His wife is fine if he hurts himself, and the little wife is also a wife.

After leaving the inside and outside of the matter to Hongyu, Zhang Nuo finally thought about thinking about Chang Shi. This is not a joke. If you can't find a compatible and useful Chang Shi, then you can work I'm afraid I'll make a mess.

Many candidates ran through my mind, but Zhang Nuo was a little hesitant.To put it bluntly, this so-called long history is actually equivalent to the prime minister of the fiefdom. At the same time, there is also a city lord assistant. From the management of the whole city.

Zhang Nuo thought about it all night, and finally gave the spot to Ma Zhou.

There is no way, all the famous courtiers he knows are in Li Shimin's court, so he can't let someone who is a good official come to work for him. Although he has the same rank and can be transferred in the future, his background is completely different after all.

But Ma Zhou was different, he was an official under him, and he was born with his brand. Even if he landed in the court in the future, he would naturally speak out for Zhang Nuo, because this is an inevitable official rule!