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

Everyone present, except for Zhang Nuo, even the eldest grandson Wuji, who is the uncle of the country, should abide by the rules when facing Li Shimin. Only Zhang Nuo doesn't care. Li Shimin saw it as a bad friend.

Now that Li Shimin left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and even the smiles on their faces relaxed a lot.

The eldest grandson, Fox, held a wine glass and approached Zhang Nuo with a smile, and asked in a low voice,

"Your Highness, this time I brought His Majesty back in advance, there should be other arrangements!"

Zhang Nuo glanced at the eldest grandson Fox, nodded, and then said slowly,

"You also have a telegraph machine here, so you should have received the news that Tubo has stepped up its offensive. They should have colluded with the Turks a long time ago. Both sides launched an attack at the same time, trying to make Datang fall into a situation of ignoring each other. Unfortunately, no Thinking that the Tang Dynasty would wipe out the Turks so quickly!"

"Although the Turks were wiped out by us, and the troops of the Tang Dynasty can indeed be transferred to the Tubo side to strengthen the defense, after all, our sergeants have not undergone long-term special training, and they are not yet suitable for fighting on the plateau!"

"So, I plan to go with His Majesty. We will take a trip to Tubo, and then we will use the airship to blow him up from the beginning to the end of the Tubo King City, and let them know that although I can't send the army up for the time being, I will The king has a way to make all their nobles feel uneasy!"

After Changsun Wuji heard what Zhang Nuo said, he couldn't help thinking of the heroic appearance of the high airship flying in the sky that he saw today. He thought that His Royal Highness King Qin really had a way to launch an attack from the sky, wouldn't that be invincible?

And he also heard from Zhang Nuo's words that the airship of His Highness King Qin may not be able to destroy the entire Tubo, but it can definitely kill a group of nobles. Since those nobles live in the best palace, as long as the airship keeps facing the palace Isn't it enough to launch an attack?

Thinking of this, it seemed that he had hoped to understand the Tubo offensive, Changsun Wuji asked quickly,

"Since we have found a solution, why don't your highness go directly to Tibet with your majesty?"

Zhang Nuo smiled and looked at Changsun Wuji. This is a real smart person. If he was an ordinary official, he would probably ask Zhang Nuo why he brought Li Shimin with him to let the emperor risk his life. Will ask, because he knows that Li Shimin, the emperor, needs this achievement and this honor, so Li Shimin must go for this trip to Tubo.

Zhang Nuo hooked the smart man's shoulder with a smile, leaned into his ear and said,

"After our two brothers made the Tubo King City crazy, someone must go to negotiate, and someone must tell them who is beating them. Then, after offending Datang, it is impossible to keep silent, right? , this has to be apologetic!"

"Then how to pay and how much to pay has to be discussed by others. Of course, Lao Li can't talk about this kind of thing. It's too much for them. As for me, I'm really not good at these things, so I suggest Old Li is back!"

"One is to pay homage to Lao Li and make a triumphant return, so that Lao Li can show his face in front of the people and officials. The other is that we need to bring a professional team from the court. They are the main force in the negotiation!"

Changsun Wuji nodded, expressing that he understood. In fact, he knew that Zhang Nuo's so-called incompetence in negotiating was just modesty, and he was giving the credit to others!

Of course, there is another meaning that Tubo is not only not worthy of an emperor personally negotiating, but they are not even qualified to participate in the negotiation.

Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji couldn't help being a little excited. This is a direct credit from the sky. Since he is going to choose someone from the court, there must be a leader. Then why don't he take this opportunity to go to Tubo What happened last time?

Chapter 708 The Attacking Datang

Changsun Wuji has not known Zhang Nuo for a day or two, so he knows that when dealing with this highness, it is best to be honest and not make any detours, because you are annoying this master by going around. I will be polite to you, maybe I just turn the table and stop talking.

So Changsun Wuji looked around and found that there was no one to disturb his conversation with Zhang Nuo for the time being, so he filled Zhang Nuo's wine very respectfully, handed it forward, and asked softly,

"Your Highness, what do you think of the old man taking a trip to Tibet?"

Zhang Nuo didn't touch the glass of wine, the eldest grandson Fox was really uneasy and kind, and actually took the spirits from the table next to him, hmph, trying to trick me with this set?

Young master, I used this set in my restaurant back then, but I have deceived countless people. How could we be fooled by this.

However, Changsun Wuji's words made him a little hesitant, because Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo had discussed candidates for negotiation before coming here. In this regard, Zhang Nuo and Li Shimin had a rare disagreement.

"Brother Auxiliary Machine, let me tell you the truth, Lao Li wants you to go, but I don't suggest you go, neither of us convinced anyone!"

Changsun Wuji was taken aback when he heard this. He was not surprised at Li Shimin's recommendation of him. After all, they have cooperated with each other for many years. candidates.

But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Nuo didn't agree with him to go?why is that?

He had no objection to Zhang Nuo's objection, because since Zhang Nuo was able to raise it so openly, there must be a reason, and he was even more curious about the reason at this time.

Zhang Nuo didn't hide it, and said directly,

"Brother Auxiliary Machine, you are the uncle of the country, and you are the No. 1 civil servant. Needless to say, you have a friendship with Lao Li. So, don't you feel that your eldest grandson's family is too prestigious?"

Changsun Wuji was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head, and cold sweat broke out directly from his back.

Careless!

In the past, Changsun Wuji was actually very sensitive to this kind of matter. As Zhang Nuo said, his identity was indeed too sensitive.

Not to mention that he and Li Shimin met at the end of the commoner's friendship, just the brother-sister relationship between him and the eldest grandson empress gave him an embarrassing identity-a foreign relative!

You must know that no matter which dynasty or generation, the reputation of the relatives is not very good, and the royal family has always been very wary of the relatives, because they are afraid that the relatives will interfere in politics.

But Li Shimin deserved to be a talented and general emperor, and he forcibly praised his eldest grandson Wuji as No.1 among civil servants, although his eldest grandson Wuji did have merit and ability to sit in this seat.

But it would be a bit exaggerated to say that no one can sit except him, and there is more or less affection in the middle.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Changsun Wuji was very sensitive to such things as credit, and it would definitely not work if he didn't do it at all. That would not convince the public, and his eldest grandson's family also needed credit to maintain the family's face.

But too much credit is scary, he is already the Duke of the state in terms of title, and the No. 1 civil servant in terms of official position, if it continues, what else can he do?

Could it be possible to be crowned king with a different surname like Zhang Nuo?

But Changsun Wuji knew very well that there was only one Zhang Nuo in Datang. If there were no special circumstances, other people would not even think about such a good thing.

Zhang Nuo was able to become the king, it was the result of too many coincidences and considerations mixed in it, not only the reason why Zhang Nuo made great contributions, but also the reason why Zhang Nuo was not greedy for power and did not participate in the government. In fact, there was another reason that he had never He said it out loud, but everyone understood the reason, that is, Zhang Nuo was a loner, and if it really counted, His Majesty became his closest relative.

But this kind of thing is completely unimaginable for his eldest grandson Wuji!

Therefore, after hearing Zhang Nuo's words, Changsun Wuji really felt that he had to think carefully about whether he should take over the mission of going to Tubo.

However, Zhang Nuo didn't need to worry about this matter, after all, he had already mentioned the suggestion to Li Shimin when he was on the road.

Now that I have made it clear with Changsun Wuji, the rest of the choice is a matter for the monarch and his ministers to consider. He went out to watch this time and hasn't come back for a long time. Don't take advantage of this Opportunity hastened to go back to sleep with Hongyu in his arms, should he continue to drink with these elders?I'm afraid I lost my mind!

Retreat, retreat!

As soon as Zhang Nuo thought of Hongyu, he felt that today's hustle and bustle is out of style, and it would be more comfortable to go home and get under the covers!

Greeted casually with everyone, Li Shimin was not there, and no one could force him to drink, so Zhang Nuo left so easily, looking for Cao Xing who was eating at the side, Zhang Nuo didn't care whether it was late or not Yes, just go outside.

He doesn't know anything else, but he knows that his title of King of Qin has a privilege, that is, he can enter and exit the palace gate and Chang'an City even in the middle of the night.

Therefore, others may only be able to stay in the palace at this time, but he can go home directly.

When Cao Xing heard that he was going back to Lantian City, he was also very happy. In fact, he has already married and has children. Now the whole family is staying in Lantian City. He originally thought that he would have no chance to go home today, but who would have thought that The surprise just appeared so inadvertently.

With Zhang Nuo leading the way, the master and servant will naturally have a smooth journey, and when they arrive at Lantian City, they will return to their respective homes.

Of course, all kinds of things that night cannot be mentioned, but it is true that Zhang Nuo slept until noon the next day.

But even though he was already awake, Zhang Nuo was too lazy to get up from the bed.

Although I have my own mattress and bedding when I go out, I don’t have the extra peace of mind and comfort of sleeping in my own home.

So it was rare to go home, and it was rare to lie in his own home. Zhang Nuo really didn't want to move.

It's a pity that Li Shimin couldn't just let him go like this. The so-called military speed is precious, but you know that Cheng Yaojin is still holding out against the attack of the Tubo people in Jinchuan and Jinchuan when he is still lying in bed.

Only by teaching the Tubo people a day earlier, can Lao Cheng and those sergeants be liberated one day earlier.

When Zhang Nuo was called up by Cao Xing, he felt that his whole body was cracking, he cleaned up like a walking corpse, and reluctantly got into the car and rushed to Chang'an City.

There is no way, the current Tang Dynasty has fully revived, and now sees the opportunity to clean up Tubo, and has completely entered an offensive state. This is to catch Tubo and beat him to death.

However, Zhang Nuo smiled slightly when he thought of this, the attacking Datang, thinking about it is really good!

Chapter 709: Changsun Wuji's Victory

It took Datang a whole day to determine the mission team and make related preparations.

This is not a joke, because after all, you are going on a mission and negotiating with people, so you must have the proper configuration.

Chief envoys, deputy envoys, and guards are the basic composition of personnel, and there are also auxiliary personnel such as clerks and handymen, and various equipment after that.

When I was on a mission, I couldn't even wear the same clothes I used when I was at home on weekdays. How could it reflect the style of the Tang Dynasty?

Moreover, as for how to negotiate, one should have an idea and plan in advance, and you can't just come here after you go.

It can be said that this mission is really not an easy task due to the tight schedule and heavy tasks.

Oh, by the way, Changsun Wuji was chosen as the main envoy in the end.

Not because of other things, but because you want to go to the plateau, so you have to choose a good physical condition. In this regard, Changsun Wuji completely defeated Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling. , I didn't expect that at this age, I still insist on exercising.

As for Changsun Wuji winning due to this reason, both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui couldn’t laugh or cry. We are all friends who were ministers of the same dynasty, and the friendship has always been there for many years, but since we are all civil servants, Naturally, there are competitions in private.

Comparing ability, merit, and children...anything that can be compared, these few are silently competing in private.

But they all knew it in their hearts. As one of the few top bosses in the court, the competition between them should not be put on the bright side, because once it was put on the bright side, it would not only destroy the hard-won Tang Dynasty. A peaceful situation will also trigger the entire court to stand in line, which is a party struggle.

If such a situation really happened because of them, Li Shimin would probably kill them first!

Therefore, it is normal for Changsun Wuji and others to compete with each other for the choice of the main envoy this time, but I did not expect that Changsun Wuji won in the end, and it was for such a reason that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were speechless. .

They knew that even His Royal Highness the King of Qin did not support Changsun Wuji, saying that he felt that Changsun Wuji's reputation was too great, and if something happened, it would be too much.

Changsun Wuji himself was a bit backed down at the time, but he never expected that in the end, after such a big circle, this matter would still fall on his head.

This is a bit speechless.

However, in this situation, there is nothing you can do, because what Li Shimin said is very practical. People who are not in good health will kill their relatives. Let alone negotiations, it will be difficult to save their own lives. Didn't it embarrass Datang?

So, that's it.

Li Shimin and others were dealing with the affairs of the mission, Zhang Nuo crawled out of bed comfortably, ate home-cooked food, and was wandering around Lantian City with his hands behind his back.

At this time, Lantian City is a little different from when Zhang Nuo left. Although Li Chengqian is still in prison, the place he likes and cares most about is Lantian City.

As the future emperor, when Lao Li was still in construction and he was in his prime, it was not appropriate to do anything else in the court. If he threw a piece of land to him alone, he was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo had a tacit understanding and nailed Li Chengqian to Lantian City.

Although Li Chengqian is still an assistant to the city lord until now, but Zhang Nuo, the city lord, doesn't stay in Lantian City at all. He either handles the affairs there in Pyongyang City, or runs around all over the world. , a cameo general and a bandit for a while.

The entire Lantian City was completely handed over to Li Chengqian like a painting that had already been drafted.

And Zhang Nuo didn't let Li Chengqian do it. Li Chengqian called Zhang Nuo "uncle" and "teacher" at the same time, it wasn't for nothing.

Zhang Nuo specially made a book list for Li Chengqian, covering a series of knowledge from basic mathematics, physics and chemistry to management, finance, transportation, etc.

When Zhang Nuo dragged Li Chengqian to the library-like study room specially prepared for him, Li Chengqian's heart sank.

That's the learning volume of several bookcases in the book alone. How long does it take to learn this?

But Zhang Nuo told him straightforwardly that your father was quite capable, and when he met your teacher and me again, it can be regarded as the beginning of an era.

But your father is not without shortcomings, that is, his knowledge reserve is not enough to deal with this emerging era, and many times he has to rely on him and the new officials who are gradually cultivated to understand.

Anyway, your father has no plans to let you take over in the past ten years or so, so you might as well learn knowledge and start practicing here in Lantian City.

In this way, you will have more than ten years to study and practice, and at the same time, you can go around and broaden your horizons. Your dad will be completely different.

At that time, you will be able to create an era of your own.

I have to say that Zhang Nuo's words are really important to Li Chengqian. On the one hand, this kid is proud of having a great father.

But at the same time, as the heir and prince, he was always worried about whether he could take over the position and be a good emperor.

It's not that the others haven't tried to persuade him, but in Li Chengqian's view, they were all empty talk, and they were just to comfort him.

But Zhang Nuo's side is different. Zhang Nuo is not only comforting him, but also telling him in a factual and reasonable way, what to do, where the way forward is, and even the tools for moving forward are arranged for him. As long as he works hard on his own.

Li Chengqian was born in such a family, so he was precocious, so he couldn't be viewed with the eyes of an ordinary ten-year-old child. He had already learned to think and distinguish between good and bad.

At least now that he thinks about it, he knows that the path his uncle chose for him is definitely the most suitable path for him, and he also bluntly stated the shortcomings of his father, but at the same time he is the only one who surpasses his father. The greatest opportunity is the mastery of new knowledge.

So, instead of complaining about yourself in the position of prince, why not use the years before taking over to study hard, take a good look and prepare for the future.

Chapter 710 Big Changes in Lantian City

Li Chengqian is working hard for his dream, and the result is that, on the one hand, his prince's reputation is getting better and better. After all, no matter in Lantian City or Chang'an City, the officials and government affairs he contacts are getting better and better. More and more people have discovered Li Chengqian's talent.

At the same time, Li Chengqian also felt that it turns out that managing a city and a country is so complicated. He thought about it when he was "internship" in Lantian City, but he didn't realize it until he supervised the country. So complicated.

Therefore, after Li Chengqian was so stimulated, he really calmed down, and while learning those knowledge, he spent his mind on Lantian City.

However, he didn't just do it casually, even if it's a small matter, if he wants to do something big, then he must first convene the officials to discuss and form a report, and then he has to consider and approve the report from the perspective of the city lord .

And when he thinks it's okay, he has to attach his opinion and report it to Zhang Nuo.

At that time, if Zhang Nuo was not in the customs, he would give him advice and express his opinions through telegrams. If Zhang Nuo was there, it would be even better. Zhang Nuo would give him little by little in front of him. Analysis, what problems will arise in this, what needs attention, and so on.

After Li Chengqian understood, Zhang Nuo would sign and seal the release. After that, it would be Li Chengqian's business. He had to summon relevant officials again to break down the goals, assign work, and control and adjust the whole process.

After going through such a work flow time after time, Li Chengqian is completely familiar with this set of work flow that does not exist at all now.

It is also because of this that when he was in prison, he felt a little out of place. He always felt that the people below did things, even his uncle, eldest grandson Wuji, they always thought about where was where when they did things, and seemed a little disorganized.

He is still used to the feeling of Lantian City that everything has rules to follow. When any problem arises, he knows who to go to and how to solve it.