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

However, he didn't foolishly shout that he wanted to use the tricks in Lantian City in the court, because he knew clearly that this is the era of his father, and he can suggest, but he must not skip it. The opportunity to supervise the country by himself to implement his own set.

If you really do that, it is actually no different from rebellion.

It was precisely because of this that Li Chengqian felt more and more that it was right for him to continue to study and practice in Lantian City, because this was not only to enrich and improve himself, but also to continuously train new officials.

After more than ten or twenty years, when I ascend the throne, I may not need to push hard. These officials who have already been familiar with the work procedures of Lantian City will spontaneously adapt to the new office procedures.

After Li Chengqian's enthusiasm for work broke out completely, the most intuitive effect was that under his leadership, Zhang Nuo would find that the entire city of Lantian was changing every time he came back from time to time.

Maybe the cityscape is changing, maybe some of the buildings he envisioned are newly built, or maybe some new types of activities are created, and so on.

I don't know why Li Chengqian fell in love with Zhang Nuo's random vision for the future of Lantian City, which was actually very rough. Regarding the future Lantian City, he had an idea that this is not just a city of commerce. , it has to be a city of culture.

Therefore, the people of this city should be rich, not only materially but also spiritually.

Song and dance dramas, dramas, sports competitions, snacks, libraries... All kinds of things that Zhang Nuo imagined and needed him to get slowly, really appeared in Lantian City with Li Chengqian's efforts.

Perhaps these things are completely different from Zhang Nuo's impression. At least he has never seen any live operas in later generations. He has no artistic talent at all, let alone artistic accomplishment.

But this does not prevent him from hoping that these things will shine in this era. He sincerely hopes that maybe thousands of years later, there will still be people who know that there are many things that have appeared since the Tang Dynasty, and then spread more and more widely. spread all over the world.

Operas and the like are no longer treasured treasures in small circles, but can truly become an art form recognized by the public and the world.

This can be regarded as the little effort that a semi-cultural person like him has made for those things that are on the verge of being lost in later generations.

At this time, Zhang Nuo was walking in Lantian City, seeing more and more food stalls on the side of the road, he was really happy, not only because he could get a lot of good things, but more importantly, judging from the content sold at the stalls.

It is no longer the snacks that were all learned from his family at the beginning, and even some local delicacies that obviously have other regional characteristics can be seen.

What does this mean? It means that as the Tang courtiers under Li Shimin continue to expand roads and develop transportation, and at the same time the people of Datang are becoming more and more prosperous, they have the ability to develop something different.

For example, just like the scene in front of me, I rushed to Chang'an and Lantian City from other places, and then used my own skills to make some hometown delicacies.

It may not be certain in other places, but in Lantian City, with his food-loving city lord leading the way, this place has long since become the place with the most delicious food in the Tang Dynasty.

If it is about other things, maybe other places in Datang still have competition, but when it comes to food, Lantian City has a unique position in Datang. Whether it is food or diners, it is the top of Datang.

It can be said that nowadays, countless chefs want to show their skills in Lantian City, but they still can't find a chance.

Lantian City did not set any threshold in this regard, but in the eyes of the old people in Lantian City, after getting used to the cafeteria and all kinds of delicacies, everyone's eyes and mouths became picky.

As long as there are new food stalls or restaurants open, Lantian people who don’t lack the three melons and two dates in their pockets will flock to try the taste. Eat, it doesn't matter who owns the restaurant, you can't force me to come here.

So everyone voted with their feet, which really made the food level of Lantian City higher and higher. Ordinary cooks and craftsmanship really couldn't stay in Lantian City.

For this point, Zhang Nuo is really happy to see the results. After all, he was born as a cook. It would be a good thing to think about turning the city under his rule into a famous gourmet city in the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 711 Departure to Tibet

Zhang Nuo spent most of the day shopping and eating in the city, while Li Shimin worked hard all day in Chang'an City, but no matter what the two of them did, the next morning, they were still in the palace. Li reconciled.

It's fun to say, the first landing in the palace was purely because Li Shimin had to go home, and Zhang Nuo had to eat in the palace, so he landed directly in the palace.

But then I turned my head and thought about it, damn it, there is really no place more suitable as a docking place for airships than the Imperial Palace.

You must know that the airship has strict and even abnormal requirements for fire prevention work. Where can I find such an airship in other places for a while? Much more, and most importantly, a very good place to defend.

After much deliberation, there is really only the imperial palace. The servants and maids here are all well-trained and know the rules best. If they are told not to do it, they will never do it.

At the same time, it was precisely because he was in the imperial palace, so there was no need to talk about security and confidentiality work. If it was not safe even in the imperial palace, there would be no safe place in the world.

Li Shimin, Zhang Nuo, Changsun Wuji and others who had finished cleaning up boarded the airship one after another. Li Chengqian, as the prince of the country, was also his son, student, and nephew, and he brought the remaining ministers to see them off.

Seeing everyone boarding the airship and slowly flying into the sky, even the officials who had experienced the scene where Li Shimin and others descended from the sky before, still couldn't believe what they saw.

How miraculous this is, I vaguely thought that in the past two years, Datang was not full of food and clothing, let alone cavalry, there were not many horses in the entire Datang.

But now, [-] fully armed cavalry are still mopping up on the Turkic battlefield, and Datang still has several cavalry brigades training at this time.

The train is running stably in Pyongyang City, and the railway from Dengzhou to Chang'an is also under rapid construction. By next year, you will be able to take the train directly from Dengzhou to Chang'an.

And now, with the appearance of flying artifacts such as airships, how can this not make these ministers feel that they are changing with each passing day, as if they have passed away?

Perhaps at this time due to materials, cost and other reasons, airships cannot be popularized on a large scale, but since the first one can be built, the second, third, and tenth will definitely be built in the future, and they will definitely be able to do so at that time. Sit up and take a good look at the scenery of the Tang Dynasty.

Perhaps as Zhang Nuo said, when Datang's big car really runs at full speed, the speed will only get faster and faster, and everyone can only keep up with this car with all their strength.

After Changsun Wuji boarded the airship, he immediately wandered around like Li Shimin before him.

At his level, he doesn't need to pay so much attention to rules and etiquette in such a relatively private occasion. Anyway, there are no gossips here, and he doesn't bother to pretend to be serious, so he just sits on the airship walked around.

Speaking of which, after Xu Bowen was asked a few times by Zhang Nuo and Li Shimin, now he is acting like a professional tour guide, thinking that after the eldest grandson Wuji finished reading it, other people might still have to read it and ask questions. , so he simply dragged the entire mission team in without doing anything.

Xu Bowen is really like a tour guide. He introduced everything from the bow of the boat to everyone. He answered any questions on the spot. There are really some things that cannot be answered. He can also frankly say that the stuff is confidential. Although he knows it, But can't say.

Everyone understands this point. This thing was very useful during the Turkic War, and now it is going to be used on Tubo. It is like a sharp weapon in the army. There are some key points that cannot be kept secret. They all understand very well, and no one is so stupid that he has to go up and ask to understand.

Not to mention that Li Shimin is still on board, even if Li Shimin is not there, as long as Xu Bowen turns his head and says who is inquiring about these secrets, it is estimated that Baiqisi will have to invite someone to drink tea if he turns around.

Whether Li Shimin knew enough about the airship, or in order to maintain the image of the emperor, not only did he not follow around to visit, but hid with Zhang Nuo in the front cabin with the best view to drink tea.

I have to say that Zhang Nuo is really against the sky when it comes to eating and drinking.

Because of the strict fire control on the airship, Zhang Nuo turned around and made a large battery, inverter and small induction cooker. Tea and rice can be cooked with this small stove.

But because Zhang Nuo didn't want to stir up the crowd, or let others experience their previous Sheng Nuo, Zhang Nuo simply hid in this small cabin and enjoyed it secretly with Li Shimin.

As for the others, take cold water and dry food to withstand it slowly.

Li Shimin held the teacup in both hands, blew in it, took a sip, then turned to look at Zhang Nuo who was still busy by the teapot and asked,

"Brother, how do you arrange the next itinerary?"

Zhang Nuo was taken aback,

"I didn't tell you?"

Li Shimin was also taken aback, what the hell, when did you tell me?

Although Li Shimin didn't answer, but Zhang Nuo knew from Li Shimin's expression that he didn't seem to have said it, so he laughed, never mentioning his previous mistakes, and said seriously,

"Let's go to Lao Cheng's place first. The height there isn't particularly high. Let's let everyone get used to him for a few days. Let's take a look at the situation there too. By the way, let's express condolences to Lao Cheng!"

"I went to Lao Cheng's house on purpose yesterday and brought him a family letter. If I didn't give it to Lao Cheng, wouldn't I have brought it here for nothing?"

Li Shimin nodded when he heard the words. It doesn't matter if you bring a family letter to Lao Cheng, but what Zhang Nuo said before let everyone adapt to the climate of Tubo first while Lao Cheng is there. It is true.

Li Shimin is a person who pursues perfection and looks good, and he is about to overthrow Tubo. If the envoys appear listlessly, listlessly, and even take two steps to take a breath, wouldn't that be a shame? Datang lost all his face?

Therefore, it is a very prudent idea to adapt to Lao Cheng first. Brother Zhang Nuo is indeed extremely reliable when it comes to critical moments.

However, since the schedule is not so tight, there is no need to be so anxious right now, let's have a cup of tea and chat first.

It's a pity that fireworks are strictly prohibited here, otherwise, smoking a cigarette here to see the scenery or something will definitely surpass the gods!

Chapter 712 Give Old Cheng Warmth

Because Lao Cheng has a telegraph machine, he naturally knew the news of Li Shimin's arrival in advance, but he only knew that Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo were coming, but the telegram only said that they would come by airship , but how did the airship come about and what the airship is, no one paid attention to him.

So when Lao Cheng saw the airship descending from the sky, he didn't make a joke like Yu Chigong's direct crossbow stringing and preparing to launch, but that's all.

Until Li Shimin, Zhang Nuo and others came out of the airship, Lao Cheng's big mouth hadn't closed yet.

He had a vague guess from the name of the airship before, but in the end he felt that it was too unbelievable. He felt that he was dreaming. How could this ship fly in the sky? It was probably describing some kind of The new equipment is very fast.

But when he really saw a ship-like thing falling from the sky, he could understand just how frightened he was.

The black paintwork of the airship and the skull logo on it may not be so familiar to others, but for him who has moved his family to Lantian City and has been hanging around under Zhang Nuo's command, it is not too much. familiar.

Now not only him, but several generals including Qin Qiong, the flags of the guards have been replaced by this skull, and they also said that they made it clear to their subordinates when they led the army.

This is the flag that His Royal Highness King Qin used when he went out to the army. As long as this flag is displayed, it means that we will never die with the opponent, and we must kill the opponent.

His Royal Highness the King of Qin asked people to use this banner to beat Goryeo to death. We must also have this kind of ambition. No matter who we are facing, we have to hammer the opponent to death with the skull flag up.

After doing this for a few times, even the enemy now understands that once Datang erects the black and white skull flag, it means that this army intends to fight them forever.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had been fighting for a long time and could hardly lift their knives would grit their teeth and roar when they saw the flag now, like wild animals in desperate situation, and slashed hard He slashed towards the opponent with a knife. What kind of sickness or God's curse is bullshit. Grandpa, I only believe in the knife in my hand.

Not to mention a bunch of Tubo bastards, as long as the skull flag is raised, even monsters and goblins will be chopped off by you.

Therefore, when they saw the eye-catching skull on the airship, even ordinary sergeants and middle and low-level officers who hadn't received any news at all understood that it was probably King Qin who came down.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Chinese army to spread the news that not only King Qin came down, but also His Majesty and His Excellency the eldest grandson. .

I don’t know who was the first to shout it out of their brains. It didn’t take long for the whole camp to be full of cheers. Some shouted “Da Tang Wan Sheng” and some shouted “Long Live Your Majesty”, although it was not as neat as the time in Chang’an City. , but that's the truth, isn't it?

But shouting and shouting, this Nima yelled a problem, because the Tubo people who camped outside the city also saw the scene of the airship descending from the sky, and now they heard the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty cheering inside the city, thinking that this gang The people of Tang Dynasty succeeded in inviting God.

Therefore, it didn't take long for Tubo to start mobilizing its troops to launch an attack.

Zhang Nuo became angry in an instant. Your uncle, I have just arrived here, and I have never eaten a meal of yak meat, let alone lying in the camp to recover from the exhaustion of the long-distance travel. Come here Excuse me, I'm courting death on the pole.

Since you want to die, I will fulfill you. I originally planned to rest for a few days and go straight to the Tubo King City, but now that these people are looking for death, then give them a face and let them enjoy the Turkic people before they enjoy it. Have a great meal.

Zhang Nuo said to Li Shimin with a serious face, saying that he would teach the Tubo people a lesson just like in Turkic, and asked Li Shimin to lead Cheng Yaojin to cooperate with the whole army, and then went to the airship without looking back.

Before leaving, he took away all the guards of the mission.

The personnel who worked on the airship before, because this trip is to the plateau for business, so a group of them are temporarily withdrawn, leaving only the necessary operators and rotation personnel, and some manual work such as adding coal. Replaced by uploaded guards.

Therefore, if you want to give Tubo a good look now, you need these guards to do physical work.

As soon as these guards heard that His Royal Highness the King of Qin was going to take them to teach the Tubo people a lesson, they immediately jumped up and down to the airship like rabbits. How happy and beautiful they were in Turks.

The most exciting thing is that even if those people were craftsmen or civilians before, they have actually obtained military merit.

Don't think that these people are elite guards, and they seem to be dissatisfied when it comes to martial arts and military strategy.

But in fact, they belong to the elite, but precisely because they are forbidden troops, it is more difficult for them to make some military achievements than ordinary troops.

Now following His Highness King Qin, the ever-victorious general, to teach the Tibetans a lesson, not only can he show his face in front of His Majesty and the great general, but he can also gain military merit. More importantly, they are fighting on the airship, and they are the only ones who fight others. It's a bit comfortable that others can't beat them, it's like picking up military exploits on the ground.

Not long after, when Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were still in the army, Zhang Nuo took off directly with his people. What they had to do was not just to fly over and bomb. First, he had to let these guards learn how to throw grenades just work.

In fact, this should be regarded as a loophole in the system that is not considered a loophole, that is, the price is almost based on the later generations in 2020. According to the standards at that time, this kind of ugly wooden handle grenade is simply used to clear the inventory. The price is on sale.

After all, it was a hand grenade that came out in the 30s and [-]s. There is really nothing to say technically, it is better than a cheap one with a large quantity.

Therefore, Zhang Nuo really didn't feel bad when using it. With a wave of his hand, dozens of boxes appeared, and then he took a grenade, opened the cargo door, and demonstrated it to the guards.

And after these guards had almost learned, Li Shimin also finished his army, and the army went out of the city directly to prepare to counterattack the Tubo camp.

Chapter 713

In fact, for Datang, the emotions of Tubo people are very complicated.

They are different from a complete nomadic people like the Turks. They are more like a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural civilization. They have their own characters and languages.

Their king (Zanpu) Songtsen Gampo, with the help of Ludongzan, the great minister, although there are tribal leaders making troubles in the whole of Tubo, overall it has shown a scene of prosperity.

But for their neighbor Datang, the Tubo people don't know how to treat them.

Although they have the geographical advantage of the plateau and the barrier given by the gods such as Qi disease, they don't worry about the Tang people attacking at all, but they turned their heads, born on this plateau with poor mountains and rivers, no matter who the Tubo people are, they will love the land. The land of the Central Plains with a warm climate is salivating.

Not to mention that the Tang Dynasty not only has fertile land and a warm climate, but also the most lacking population and technology in Tubo. , are all good things that Tubo is determined to obtain.

However, for these things, there are only two ways to get them. One is to get them through trade or marriage. Tubo can get everything they want.

Originally, Tubo also thought so, but in fact, before Lu Dongzan took the mission to Datang to seek marriage as Tubo Prime Minister, he received a steady stream of information from Datang.

From the point of view of intelligence, if Tubo is considered to be thriving, then Datang is now making rapid progress.

At the same time, Lu Dongzan was also surprised to find that the Tang Dynasty at this time was not as gentle and elegant as those Central Plains civilizations in the past, but to put it bluntly, it was a bit like Tubo, a bit reckless.

Not to mention anything else, there was no declaration of war at all, and there was no national mobilization. It was the miraculous King Qin who led his private army to beat Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje into countries that only existed in history. up.

With the jewels and jades of these countries in front of them, Tubo understands that if the previous Central Plains civilization practiced the kingly way and pursued enlightenment, then the current Tang Dynasty practiced domineering, and nothing but surrender or death.

Naturally, they are unwilling to surrender. They are living a good life, who wants to find a father for themselves.

Then, those who don't want to die can only think of other ways to get back what they want.

And just at this time, they hooked up with the Turks. For this country that had the same thoughts about Datang as they did, they were regarded as "the golden wind and jade dew win when they meet, but there are countless people in the world", and they met their eyes almost instantly.

It's a pity that some of the methods they arranged in advance while taking advantage of the famine in the Tang Dynasty were all cracked by Datang, but it was precisely this situation that made them more vigilant against Datang.

In particular, Datang's almost endless food reserves and financial resources displayed during the famine almost made their eyes red.

You know, in these two countries, at least half of the people are still starving, and Datang can directly allocate food to support these people without affecting the production and life of other places after several disasters. place, so that no one will starve to death.

Even after they made trouble, Datang took out another batch of grain almost instantly, and sent it to the disaster area continuously.