In the Tang Dynasty, Tiance Mansion is the largest military general's official office, and its status is above the Fourteen Wei Mansion, and the Tiance General, as the official position of Zhengyipin, is also above the prince and the third duke.

Admiral Tiance has very great power, in addition to being able to command the soldiers and horses of a government, he can also recruit talents as officials in the Tiance Mansion, which is the so-called "Xu Zizhi official subordinates".

For example, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yanjin, Li Ji and others, who are now high-powered, were born in Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion.

According to historical records, from the establishment of the Tang Dynasty to its demise, only Li Shimin served as General Tiance, and this position has been vacant since then.

Therefore, it can be seen that its power is so great that those in power are afraid of it.

But now, Li Shimin gave this position to Gao Ming, which shocked Cheng Yanjin and Li Jing.

And even more shocked Gao Ming, although he came up with the idea to fight Goguryeo, but he knew that he had a few catties and a few taels, so when he heard that Li Shimin had named him a general of Tiance and planned to let him lead the troops, he hurriedly waved his hand at Li Shimin.

"No, no, I can't do this Heavenly Ce General, it's not suitable!"

Originally, Li Shimin thought that Gao Ming would be very happy to get the position of Admiral Tiance, but he didn't expect him to refuse so cleanly, and he also gave such a casual reason.

Li Shimin immediately frowned.

"Do you really want to be this Heavenly Policy Admiral? Do you know what this Admiral is? ”

Seeing that Li Shimin seemed to be a little unhappy, Gao Ming suddenly sighed.

"Alas, I know that this Heavenly Admiral has been you, not only has a great responsibility, but also has great significance, but if it is not suitable, it is not suitable, I have never fought at all, and if you put such a big burden on my shoulders, you are not afraid of crushing me?"

Hearing Gao Ming's explanation, Li Shimin's face suddenly improved a lot, especially when Gao Ming said that Admiral Tiance had "great responsibility" instead of "great power", he was suddenly more satisfied.

"This kid is still the same, and he doesn't care about power or anything like that, but this Tiance general has to give it to him!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately smiled at Gao Ming.

"You can take your time if you haven't fought before, but you must be a celestial policy!"

“……”

Hearing the words of Li Shimin and Gao Ming, Cheng Yanjin and Li Ji fell into a complete stupor.

That's Admiral Tiance, it's the highest point that generals can only look up to in their lives, and now it's been sealed out, and the people who accept it are still reluctant, you don't want me to come!

However, they only thought about this in their hearts, because they also knew that Tiance was something that only people in the royal family could do.

The most important thing is that after the Xuanwumen incident, I am afraid that only the prince can be the prince in this position in the future, after all, Li Shimin does not want to experience a Xuanwumen change himself.

In fact, the reason why Li Shimin had the idea of letting Gao Ming be the general of Tiance was not because of his whim, but after careful consideration, because he felt that all his sons were not qualified except for Gao Ming!

Looking at Gao Ming's stunned eyes, Li Shimin immediately patted him on the shoulder.

"Gao Ming, I believe that you can do a good job as a general, and you can write a military book like "The Art of War of Plums", it shouldn't be difficult for you to lead troops to fight, right?"

Seeing Li Shimin's resolute attitude, Gao Ming was silent for a while, and then sighed.

"Alas...... Well, since it's all at this time, I can only tell the truth, in fact, "The Art of War" was not written by me, but copied by me. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing Gao Ming's explanation, Li Shimin's eyes immediately widened.

"Copied? Then tell me, where did you copy this art of war? ”

"Uh......"

Gao Ming was stunned at this time, because "Thirty-six Strategies" was a book that was written after the Ming Dynasty, so Gao Ming didn't know how to explain it.

Seeing that Gao Ming was speechless, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth suddenly hooked up with a smile.

"Could it be a copy of The Art of War?"

Gao Mingzheng didn't know how to explain it, Li Shimin's reminder suddenly made him very happy, and he immediately nodded.

"That's right, that's right, it's a copy of "The Art of War", uh...... "The Art of War"?"

Seeing Gao Ming's stunned look, Li Shimin immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, there are so many generals in the world who have seen "The Art of War", and you are the only one who can copy the "Art of War of Plums" from it, if you can't be this Tiance general, then who else can do it?"

"Uh......"

Gao Ming only found out at this time that he had dug a pit and buried himself, looking at Li Shimin, who was laughing, he suddenly showed a wry smile.

"Aren't you afraid that I'm just talking on paper?"

"Don't be afraid!"

Gao Ming's words were high, and Li Shimin smiled and nodded.

"My Datang is now strong and strong, and with the assistance of Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin, Goguryeo is naturally not a problem, and take a step back, even if you lose, it's okay, my Datang can afford to lose, it's a big deal to wait for another twenty years!"

Looking at the high-spirited Li Shimin, Gao Ming's eyes suddenly revealed a trace of emotion.

"This old man is really getting more and more sensational......"

In fact, in history, after Li Shimin sent troops to Goguryeo in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, he returned in vain, and it was not until more than 20 years later that Yuangai Suwen died, Goguryeo fell into civil strife, and Tang Gaozong Li Zhi sent troops to destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop.

But this time, Gao Ming decided to bring this result forward.

Looking at Li Shimin's encouraging gaze, he suddenly nodded with a serious face.

"Since you believe me, I really can't say anything if I shirk it, okay, this Tiance admiral will take me seriously, and I promise you, I will definitely beat those Goguryeo sticks to the letter!"

"Good!"

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately nodded happily.

"This is like the boy of my Li family."

"Hey, hey, hey, hey......"

Seeing Li Shimin and Gao Ming who were smiling at each other, Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin also smiled.

"It seems that my Datang is going to produce a king with both culture and martial arts!"

Thinking of this, the two of them immediately took a step forward, and then bowed to Li Shimin and Gao Ming together.

At this time, the atmosphere in the imperial study was a good mess, and Li Shimin almost couldn't help but want to ask Yan Liben to come in and draw a picture of "Admiral Tiance's Order", but before he could speak, Gao Ming spoke up.

"Hey...... Old man, since I have become a general of Tiance, should you say something, such as give me a few stones of the best agarwood first, and let me take it back to boil some boiling water, boil some meat or something. ”

"Hiss......"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin immediately gasped.

Boiled meat with the best agarwood? You can't figure it out!

And Li Shimin's performance was more direct, he pointed at Gao Ming and scolded on the spot.

"The shaft is so big, even Yang Guang's old thief, he doesn't dare to say that he uses the best agarwood to boil water, and there are very few of the best agarwood, even if I am here, it is only a little more than a hundred catties."

Hearing Li Shimin say that the best agarwood is only more than 100 catties, Gao Ming was also relieved, he was really worried that Li Shimin told him that there were tens of thousands of catties of the best agarwood, after all, no matter what it was, once the quantity was too much, it would always give people a feeling that it was not rare.

But now it's okay, although the amount of more than 100 catties is still a bit much, but you must know that this is the palace, and even Li Shimin only has more than 100 catties, which shows how precious it is.

Something like this can be regarded as meeting the standard of a smart collection, so he immediately smiled at Li Shimin.

"Hehe, old man, I was just talking and playing, how could I use agarwood to boil water? Give me some of your best agarwood, you don't need more, it's almost enough to give seventy or eighty catties. ”

"Humph!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately glared at him.

"These superb agarwood are my annual consumption, and I will wait until April next year for new agarwood to be sent from Nanyue and Lingnan, so I can only give you ten catties at most."

"Ten catties is too little, fifty catties!"

"Twenty pounds at most, don't bargain with me again!"

"Okay, deal!"

Listening to the conversation between Li Shimin and Gao Ming, Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin suddenly showed surprise.

Is this still where they know Li Shimin?

As if seeing the surprised expressions of the two, Li Shimin suddenly coughed a little embarrassed, and then called Liu Bing in.

"Ahem...... Liu Bing ordered to go down and take twenty catties of high-quality agarwood and send them to the mansions of Ying Guogong and Lu Guogong respectively. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Bing agreed and went down, seeing this scene, Cheng Yanjin and Li Ji hurriedly saluted Li Shimin.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Of course, they don't expect Li Shimin to give them the best agarwood, after all, even Gao Ming's death and begging for nothing only cost twenty catties, let alone them.

And it's very good to have high-quality agarwood, because many ministers burn just the general agarwood sold on the market, like the "incense" in the palace, which is not something that ordinary people can use.

Therefore, at this moment, the hearts of the two of them were very satisfied, and at the same time, they looked at Gao Ming's eyes with some gratitude, because they knew that if Gao Ming hadn't made such a fuss, they would not have been able to get these twenty catties of high-grade agarwood produced in South Vietnam, which is something that money can't buy.

After thanking them, Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin said goodbye and left, and after they left, Gao Ming smiled at Li Shimin, rubbing his hands while laughing.

"Hey...... That one...... My best agarwood ......"

Looking at his flattering appearance, Li Shimin suddenly showed a smile on his face.

"Look at your little bit of interest, you go back first, and I'll ask Liu Bing to send it to you when I get back."

"Great!"

Hearing Li Shimin's affirmative reply, Gao Ming immediately ran away happily, looking at his immediate back, Li Shimin suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.

"Give him the admiral Tiance, I don't see him so happy, this bastard ......"

That being said, Li Shimin's gaze at Gao Ming was even more satisfied.