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

But at this time Hou Junji was not in a hurry, he believed that His Majesty would talk to him when needed.

Sure enough, after half a year of thinking behind closed doors, he finally arrived!

Walking in the familiar palace, Hou Junji seemed to be walking slowly.

In the past, he might have rushed to the Ganlu Hall in a hurry, but at this moment, he wanted to walk slowly and take a look slowly.After all, he doesn't know when he will come to the palace next time.

After all, he was an old man in the palace. Even though Hou Junji's whole mind was on visiting the palace, he still walked to the gate of Ganlu Hall like an old horse knowing his way.

Seeing the familiar figure standing at the gate of Ganlu Hall unexpectedly, Hou Junji did not call out to His Majesty to show affection as in the past, but instead saluted respectfully,

"Hou Junji met His Majesty!"

Chapter 520 Subsequent Transformation of Hou Junji

Looking at Li Shimin, who had come to greet him at the gate of Ganlu Hall on a whim, his best friend for many years and general under his command, he had the urge to wipe his eyes quickly.

This Confucian general with a calm face and a little smile is actually that Hou Junji?

Li Shimin was actually on a whim today. After all, if he wanted to discuss the matter of attacking the Turks, he had to discuss it with the generals in the army.

But now that Cheng Yaojingang came back and asked for leave to hide in his own home, Yu Chigong was an idiot, he would only follow orders to kill, and then for some reason, Li Shimin thought of Hou Junji.

I haven't seen you for a few months, so good to see you!

Then Li Shimin saw a completely different Hou Junji.

Li Shimin has always believed in one thing, that is, people's appearance and expression can deceive people, but the eyes are difficult to deceive people, because the eyes express too many emotions.

Today's Hou Junji, compared with before, has deeper eyes.

Hearing Hou Junji's greeting, Li Shimin put away his thoughts for the time being, nodded,

"Wai Li, come in, chat with me, and see how you have grown in the past few months!"

After the two monarchs and ministers took their seats in the hall, Li Shimin spoke first,

"Hou Junji, when do you think it is appropriate for Tang to attack the Turks, and how should we fight this battle?"

Hou Junji frowned when he heard Li Shimin's question. As a general, he was naturally willing to fight. It can even be said that they are the ones who want to fight the most.

Because as long as there is war, they will not end up in the end of Gong Yu hiding and running dogs, and at the same time they can make meritorious deeds and glory.

However, as long as it is a war, there are risks. Not to mention the incompetence of the general and the exhaustion of the three armies, if one is not careful, various problems will appear in a battle that could have been won.

Therefore, Hou Junji, whose temper has really calmed down slowly, needs to think about it.

Li Shimin was a little surprised that Hou Junji didn't reply immediately, but at the same time he was also a little relieved, it seemed that Hou Junji had really grown up.

After a while, even the servant next to him secretly yawned before Hou Junji spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, I have been thinking for a long time, and I feel that this year is not the best time to go to war in the light of the Tang Dynasty's situation. I'll just wait and defend myself!"

"After the war of annihilation of Goryeo, the other small countries will be full of fear, and maybe they will jump over the wall and join forces to attack Datang."

"It just so happens that His Royal Highness the King of Qin destroyed Goryeo this year and strengthened my prestige, so we just need to hoard troops at the border for defense."

"There are three advantages in this way. First, it is convenient for Tang Dynasty to supply supplies nearby. Not to mention the need for expeditions, and with the artillery produced by His Royal Highness King Qin, it is much easier than siege!"

"Second, you can mix old and new recruits to speed up the training of new recruits. Only soldiers who have seen blood are good soldiers. It just so happens that this defensive battle can let them experience it."

"Thirdly, His Royal Highness King Qin has already destroyed Goryeo, and Silla and Baekje are only lingering. If we can still resist the wave of soldiers from other countries at the border this year, then we will surely shock all the small countries around us!"

"In this way, when His Royal Highness King Qin completely stabilizes Korea and returns next year, then we will definitely crush the Turks in one fell swoop!"

After listening to Hou Junji's analysis, Li Shimin laughed!

"Haha, Hou Junji! You really didn't disappoint me! However, you, General Zuowei, should let someone else take over for a while. I have an errand for you!"

When Hou Junji heard that he was still not given the post of General of the Left Guard, it was as if he hadn't heard, but instead he stood up straight and bowed to salute,

"I'm a humble minister, but it's up to His Majesty to arrange!"

Li Shimin laughed noncommittally, and then said,

"You've been reading recently, and you're still reading the books of my righteous brother. Although you have gained something, the book is in vain. Instead of keeping you locked at home and reading, it's better to find a teacher for you!"

"I plan to transfer [-] households from the customs to emigrate to Goryeo. You can handle this matter, and then you will stay in Goryeo and watch and learn slowly by King Qin's side!"

"If you can get the King of Qin to take the initiative to invite you to serve as his general to go to the Turks, then your affairs will be settled!"

Hou Junji's calm expression before this time and that finally began to change color!

The news that he was studying was known by His Majesty, but Hou Junji didn't react at all. All the important officials had His Majesty's spies in their homes, let alone they didn't know who it was, even if they knew it, they had to treat it as if they didn't know.

Because this is a rule, a tacit rule.

However, reading books belonged to reading books, if he was placed next to His Royal Highness King Qin, he would still take a hundred thousand peasants to Korea, not to mention, His Royal Highness Qin King would have to take the initiative to ask for someone in the end.

This is too strong.

Because according to the gossip he knew, His Royal Highness Qin Wang was actually very cautious, and some behaviors could even be said to be capricious.

But it was such a Highness, according to the gossip that Hou Junji heard, he didn't like himself very much, and it seemed that even the marriage between the young girl and Cheng Qian was rejected by the prince's uncle.

Hou Junji was not afraid of suffering or tiredness, let alone making things difficult, but he was afraid of Zhang Nuo who played cards out of common sense, because you never thought that an order that you couldn't figure out would come out at any time.

But you can't do it if you don't implement it. Let's not say that the first level of officials crushes people to death. The key is that His Royal Highness King Qin put things in front of you and you can't understand them.

The relationship between Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji was barely okay, so from his mouth, Hou Junji knew a lot about getting along with His Highness King Qin.

Although he couldn't believe it all, even half of it would give him a headache.

One must know that Cheng Yaojin is notoriously unscrupulous and a hobgoblin. Even such a person is tamed by His Royal Highness King Qin. How could he be able to bounce around after he goes?

Seeing Hou Junji's sore face, Li Shimin almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Hahaha, let you Hou Junji always put on a straight face, what's the matter, if you can pretend in front of me, why don't you try putting yourself on airs in front of my virtuous brother?

He knew Zhang Nuo's temper, and he really pissed off that guy, let alone hacking you to death with a knife, ordinary people can't stand three punches and two kicks.

After all, not to mention the bad-tempered, small-minded, and vengeful man, the key is the high military value, which is so high that no one in Datang can hold it.

So, Li Shimin just wanted to see what it would be like for a person who had completed half of the transformation in front of him to be trained under Zhang Nuo for a year or so.

Come to think of it, I'm really looking forward to it!

Chapter 521 Disappointing Hou Junji

Although Tubo has not yet sent them intelligence as human favors, as a sound country, the intelligence agency itself has been operating at full capacity and playing a role.

Although there was nothing directly lurking around the opponent's king, through a comprehensive analysis of various information, Datang could still draw an important conclusion, that is, these surrounding countries and forces planned to jointly attack Tang.

If it was before, Li Shimin would probably not be able to sleep at this moment, and would start counting food and grass, military strength, planning marching routes, and other tasks with his fingers.

But the current him is instead leisurely chatting with Hou Junji in the palace.

The most surprising thing was that even though he had already called the great general Hou Junji over, after chatting for a while, he stopped talking about the Turks at all.

It seems that in Li Shimin's eyes, whether Turkic or Tubo, it is not a problem at all, and there is no need to worry about it at all.

Therefore, Li Shimin dragged Hou Junji to talk about Lantian City and Koryo, but he didn't talk about the war.

In the end, Hou Junji couldn't figure it out, so he took the initiative to ask,

"Your Majesty, don't you worry about the Turkic affairs? My minister can share your worries!"

Li Shimin was taken aback by Hou Junji's sudden words, but turned around and said with a smile,

"Hou Junji, oh Hou Junji, you really can't help it!"

Hou Junji was a little embarrassed by Li Shimin's smile, but he didn't evade. Instead, he nodded and said calmly,

"My minister is a general, and what I yearn for is naturally the battlefield, but I don't want to miss any battle!"

Li Shimin nodded. There is really nothing to hide about this. If a military general is not interested in war, then he is useless, so there is really nothing to say about Hou Junji.

"Hou Junji, you don't understand what I mean. The so-called war, especially the Turkic and Tubo wars against us in the Tang Dynasty, is no longer a matter of one soldier and one general. It is more about a competition of national strength and military strength. !"

"And it just so happens that I now have brother Zhang Nuo to help me, and the national power of the Tang Dynasty has been booming in the past year, and now the warehouse is full of food and the army is strong!"

"Although it is still difficult to destroy the Turks in one fell swoop for the time being, I think it is no problem to block these countries, so I never worry about these!"

"The King of Qin also told me that by next year, the good things he has at hand will be gradually produced, so there is no need to be afraid, and he can destroy whoever he wants."

Hou Junji sighed silently when he heard Li Shimin's domineering declaration.

He finally understood that at the level of a country, the most important thing is not one or two generals who can lead an army in battle, but talents like His Royal Highness King Qin who can truly enhance a country's national strength.

Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji's face was not very good-looking, smiled and shook his head slightly, this Hou Junji is just too high-spirited and cares too much about gains and losses. He thought that he had made enough progress in the past six months, but it seems that his kung fu has not yet arrived. .

"Hou Junji, if you have time, you can take a walk around the city of Chang'an and see how energetic the people of Tang Dynasty are today!"

Hou Junji was taken aback by the words, what do you mean by looking at Datang's spirit, what's wrong?

Li Shimin sighed deeply, still can't do it, military generals are military generals, even if Hou Junji is already a kind of cultured general among generals, but his cultural background and vision are not enough, so he can only see part of things when he looks at things .

"You can see when you walk in the city of Chang'an, no matter which country I look at, the people of Tang Dynasty always hold their chests up and are superior to others!

Even if there is a waiter on this side and nobles from other countries on the opposite side, this will not change. Do you know why? "

Hou Junji shook his head in a daze, he was really a little confused at the moment, why did he, a general leading troops in battle, know these things?

Li Shimin was really speechless. I'm afraid Hou Junji is abolished. Why is he so slow to deal with these government affairs and people's livelihood issues?

You must know that Li Shimin is very clear that Hou Junji's biggest idea at the moment is to get a Dangdang Minister of the Ministry of War, but the Minister of the Ministry of War is not joking, he is one of the six big bosses, he can't sit in that seat if he only knows how to fight .

At this moment, Li Shimin's original interest in talking was gone!

As for the city of Pyongyang thousands of kilometers away, Zhang Nuo was actually chatting with the people of Chang'an at this time, but the person he was chatting with was Ma Zhou.

The very beginning of the chat was actually a question from Ma Zhou,

"Your Highness obviously has no interest in authority, and the court is even more evasive, so why do you continue to make meritorious deeds? Your Highness is already an extremely powerful minister!"

Zhang Nuo leaned on the seat, glanced at Ma Zhou, and said angrily,

"Actually, you want to say that I've already accomplished so much here, why are you still working so hard?"

Ma Zhou chuckled, but he didn't expressly object, obviously that's what he meant.

Zhang Nuo didn't care, and took a sip of tea slowly. Ma Zhou was originally from a poor family. He was under his command when he first entered the official position. Later, he was promoted by him to be the chief minister of Qin Wangfu, which is equivalent to being bound to him. together.

It is precisely because of this that Ma Zhou needs to find out what Zhang Nuo thinks. He is now equivalent to the eldest grandson Wuji back then, and has become Zhang Nuo's closest advisor. The ship capsized just like that.

"Don't think about it. As for me, I have no intention of rebelling, and I really don't like those things in the court. In fact, I don't want to fight a war. After all, you also know that my credit is really enough!"

"Well, I actually want to give shelter to those simple people of the Tang Dynasty, so that they don't have to suffer from being displaced, so that they can support themselves in old age, earn income from work, and live a straight life!"

If Ma Zhou was still in his teens, his blood would be boiling with excitement, but now he has already been beaten by the society and knows the dangers of the human heart.

After careful consideration, Ma Zhou smiled and nodded,

"Your Highness understands what His Highness thinks. For His Highness, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, as long as the Tang Dynasty can do well, and the people of the Tang Dynasty can do well, that's fine!"

These words were a bit outrageous, but Zhang Nuo nodded his head as a matter of course, that's right, he dared to admit these words even in front of Lao Li.

He has never been working hard for Li Shimin, although Li Shimin is indeed a good emperor.However, he is not the only one who can be a good emperor.

At the same time, Li Shimin is not perfect, he has made all kinds of troubles in the later period, so naturally he will be scolded at that time!

Chapter 522 Finding Li Shimin's Spy to Work

Zhang Nuo is a salted fish with a bit of a cynical mindset, and he knows this himself!

But for Zhang Nuo, the only people he really cares about are those Shengdou people who are of the same blood as him!

No matter how the current situation changes, nobles and aristocratic families are the most able to withstand the storm. They have various methods and means to face everything.

But those people at the bottom, they don't have these skills, they are destitute, whenever they encounter any natural or man-made disasters, if they are not careful, their families will be destroyed.

Thinking of natural disasters and man-made disasters, Zhang Nuo suddenly thought of something, it seems that the coming second year of Zhenguan seems to be full of natural disasters and man-made disasters.

It seems that this year's winter will be warm, so a large number of insect eggs will be preserved. Next year, the drought will continue, and after that, there will be locust plagues involving the land of ten paths.

The plague of locusts in later generations of the Three Kingdoms was still in trouble when he traveled back, which shows that it was not a unique disaster in ancient times.

But the biggest difference between ancient times and modern times lies in the level of productivity!

No matter how A Sanguo is laughed at as a weirdo in later generations, ridiculed, etc., but in the end, when it comes to productivity, it is still much better than the current Datang.

With the national strength of the Three Kingdoms, no matter how much there is locusts, even if the crops fail or fail, they can still find some coolies or other workers to support themselves. If it is not possible, there will be state relief.