Chapter 7: The Prosperous Age (13 A)
Chapter 7 The Prosperous Era (13 A)! Li Shimin was held in his throat in one breath, and the anger on his face was even greater.
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"Junji is saying that I am narrow-minded, Junji went to the general's side, and his ability has grown a lot!" Seeing that Li Shimin's face had turned blue-black, Hou Junji was not afraid at all, raised his head, met the other party's knife-like gaze, and responded with a smile: "Hou is a general of King Qin, how much ability Hou has is also for King Qin." Didn't King Qin think so? ”
"Good, good! Good for you, Hou Junji! Extremely angry, Li Shimin's mentality became calm, he looked at Hou Junji with round eyes, and said coldly: "Tell me, except for this mouth." What are you capable of? How to serve this king! Hou Junji shrugged his shoulders slightly,
"I at least know that there are people outside of people, and there are heavens outside of the sky. I know the direction and goal of my efforts. I will no longer be blindly arrogant, and I will not be unsure of the enemies who should not be under the tree before! ”
"Oh?" Li Shimin wanted to kick Hou Junji out of the military tent, but he had to suppress his anger and listen patiently.
"When I asked for help, I brought fifty brothers from the Flying Tiger Army, all of whom were elites from one in a hundred. Taking advantage of Liu Wuzhou's unpreparedness, he broke through his territory. When they reached the border of Hebei, they lost a total of forty-three brothers, and seven of them were wounded, and they fell down after holding on to the camp of the Boling army, unable to return with the last general! After following Li Shimin for so many years, Hou Junji has already had a tacit understanding with the other party, and seeing that he was finally willing to listen to himself, he hurriedly took the facts as proof.
"So Li Zhongjian sent his henchmen to send you back. ♀ By the way, demonstrate to the king! Li Shimin snorted coldly, still unable to hide his anger.
"I don't know if he meant to demonstrate. But this team of Boling elites is definitely not a temporary selection of good players to put together. People who put it together temporarily can't cooperate with such a tacit understanding! Hou Junji smiled and explained with certainty.
"Counting the last general, thirty-one people, ninety-three fast horses. still broke back from Liu Wuzhou's territory, broke through six checkpoints along the way, encountered interception and chase twice, injured seven people, and ran down more than 40 war horses. Kill two hundred enemies, and no one on this side will be left behind! With that, he strode to the low side where the food was placed, sat down and drank bitterly, and didn't care about Li Shimin's face.
Li Shimin was no longer angry, and his forehead was deeply wrinkled into a Sichuan character. The Flying Tiger Army was created by him, Hou Junji, and Changsun Wuji, and looking at the Tang Dynasty, there is hardly any army of the same number that can match it.
Over the years, he has always thought that even if the Flying Tiger Army in his hand cannot be compared with the elite of Boling, it will not lose too much to the other party.
But he didn't expect that the opponent's combat power was already unimaginably strong. Thirty people chiseled through Liu Wuzhou's territory and did not damage any of them, although it was a marginal area of negligence in defense, it was tantamount to a myth!
It can be said that every soldier among them is no less skilled than Hou Junji. And in the Boling army, there are at least three thousand warriors like this!
Poured himself a glass of wine again, Li Shimin took it in his hand and smiled while tasting it. He laughed at himself as a frog at the bottom of the well, underestimating the heroes of the world.
He laughed at his father's injustice to him, and actually deliberately arranged Li Zhongjian under his eldest brother. ♀ He laughed at his empty ambitions and ideas to rebuild the prosperous world, but never had the opportunity to realize them.
No emperor would let his own brother have a heavy army in his hands and monopolize power. In doing so, he would be putting both of them on the edge of a cliff.
"Does King Qin still plan to plot against Li Zhongjian's territory?" Hou Junji had a full stomach, and lazily leaned on the side of the low table to ask.
"It takes good skills to fight tigers!" Li Shimin looked at his palm and replied with a sigh. These hands should be in charge of the world, but in the future, they can only hold the wine glass and the waist of a woman.
Providence is like this, what can people do?
"Since he's a tiger. King Qin can't control it, but if he changes someone else, can he control it? Hou Junji grinned, revealing two black cavities.
"Junji is saying!" Li Shimin's body sat up straight suddenly, almost knocking over the dwarf in front of him.
"Junji is saying that the prince, the prince and the general are ......, and he may not be able to control the general!" The momentary ecstasy made him lose his mind, and he almost saw tears in the corners of his eyes.
"I didn't say anything!" Hou Junji stretched and yawned.
"You have no conscience!" Li Shimin pushed Hou Junji hard,
"Get up, sit down, sit down. This king still has something to ask you! What about the general's letter, where did you hide it?! ”
"I'm afraid that King Qin will tear it up, so I haven't dared to take it out!" Hou Junji laughed a few times, took off his stinky boots, and took out a letter from the leggings.
Holding both hands to Li Shimin.
"You pig, you want to smoke this king to death!" Li Shimin was choked by the smell of sweat and feet.
♀ Quickly took the letter Li Xu gave him and put it aside. Then he rushed out of the door and ordered: "What about the eldest grandson Wuji." Why haven't you come back yet? Bring me the eldest grandson Wuji. There are also Li Jing, eldest grandson Shunde, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui. Let them come here and discuss the next battle plan together! ”
"No!" The guard outside the door said yes and trotted away. Li Shimin got up and opened the window, let the room get a little wind first, and then turned his back to Hou Junji and asked: "Junji, if you return the Flying Tiger Army to you for training, you will not interfere in any way." How long do you need to train to get to those thirty people! ”
"Never!" Hou Junji replied crisply and neatly, not giving Li Shimin hope at all.
"Why?" Li Shimin turned around and asked unwillingly. Hou Junji put on his boots, stood up, stepped on it hard, slowly walked to Li Shimin's side, and said very sincerely: "Your Highness doesn't know, those soldiers are not just trained. Along the way, I pondered these things a lot. The training level of our Flying Tiger Army is not bad, but it is just similar in shape, and the essence, qi, and gods are completely different from the Boling Army. Seeing that Li Shimin was skeptical, he smiled and continued to add,
"At least, someone else smashed it with a silver cake. Our Flying Tiger brothers will not treat it as scrap metal. It doesn't matter if you see King Qin, or if you see someone from my Hou, they are not humble or arrogant from the bottom of their bones! The facts were clear in front of him, and Li Shimin had no chance if he didn't admit it, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said abruptly: "That's true." Fortunately, he had only a few thousand cavalry in his hands. If there are 100,000 such strong men, the world will have them at your fingertips! His father named him the king of Boling County, and the sons and nephews of the Li family were listed together, and the courtiers still argued about it. Hehe, now it seems that this title is not low at all. It's not low at all! ”
"I chatted with them along the way, and I searched carefully, and finally found some clues!" Hou Junji took Li Shimin's words and continued: "Several of these soldiers are veterans who have followed Li Zhongjian for many years, and most of them are recruited from Boling to join the army. In order to let them fight with peace of mind, Li Zhongjian gave each family a field and paid full settlement expenses. There is a way to know etiquette and know honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing. Li Zhongjian let them get enough food and clothing, and they all lived like national soldiers. Naturally, they repaid it with a national soldier. The two disciplines of civil and military science are selected, fielded, and meritorious, and people are employed based on their talents rather than their backgrounds. One day, our Datang also implemented these national policies, and of course the brothers rushed to fight for the country. But now, King Qin, do you think that our Tang Dynasty court is very different from the previous dynasty? ”
"Father has done his best. But at the beginning of our business, we were thanks to the support of those Guan Long surnames. Therefore, you can only take it step by step, and you can't easily cut off your foundation! Li Shimin knew that Hou Junji was talking to him from the bottom of his heart, so he groaned for a while and replied faintly.
He has a deep understanding of the difficulties of politics. Although my father seized power by force, he had to reuse some mediocre talents who were notorious in the previous dynasty.
Those people have big roots and are constantly connected to each other. The Li family has tried their best to promote good governance, but under the heavy elbows, how can they easily reverse the accumulated evils?
"I'm afraid that the old family is not declining. A new family has risen. Hou Junji shook his head and smiled bitterly,
"Even if Hou Mou, what he never forgets is to establish his own family, so that his children and grandchildren can enjoy wealth forever."
"That's different. You got this far by merit. We, Datang, will never block the way of talents. Li Shimin patted Hou Junji's shoulder and smiled comfortingly.
"Junji, you have indeed grown a lot of skills in this mission. It's not just a trick! What the two of us said today, I can't answer you right now. But we, the brothers of the Flying Tiger Army, can first try out the two systems of merit and selection of scholars on the Boling side. The Flying Tigers have few soldiers, and even if they do something out of the ordinary, they will not cause much movement in the DPRK. As for granting land, my fiefdom is very large, and I can't take care of it at all. You can discuss with the eldest grandson Wuji, divide the most fertile part, and award it to the meritorious soldiers in the Flying Tiger Army. This is my private property, and no matter what is disposed of, the ministers of the DPRK and China will not be able to say anything. ”
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Qin!" Hou Junji clenched his fists and stood solemnly, and gave Li Shimin a military salute again.
"Alright, alright!" Li Shimin held Hou Junji with both hands, and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, our brothers don't have to be restrained." Tell me again, what new things Yu Zhuojun has seen this time. I heard that Luo Yi also participated in the war, how is the power of the Tiger Ben Iron Cavalry, which can be compared to the elite of Boling? Hou Junji smiled and nodded,
"I did see a lot of things, even though the people under the General's men kept them hidden from me. This year, the displaced people who fled from Liu Wuzhou's side to Hebei were all placed near the Sanggan River by the Zhuojun Taishou. It seems that the six counties of Boling will use Zhuojun as a foundation in the future. The displaced people have a foundation for their careers, and they are all grateful and regard Li Zhongjian as a reborn parent. If Liu Wuzhou is not careful, Li Zhongjian doesn't even have to send troops to fight him, within three years, just by absorbing the displaced people, he can suck Mayi County dry! ”
"Liu Wuzhou deserves it." Li Shimin added with a smile. Li Jing and the others have not yet come, and he has enough time to gather with Hou Junji
"Small talk".
(As for Luo Yi, it seems that he intends to be a rich man, and he has promised to hand over the power of the Tiger Ben Iron Cavalry to the crown prince.) Hou Junji shook his head lightly, with a smile in his eyes,
"Now the attack power of the Tiger Warrior is definitely higher than that of Boling's elite. In the future, the tiger will still be a group of tigers, and if the leader is replaced by a sheep, hehe...... "Jump to!"
~!. (Nine-headed Bird Academy)