After inquiring with Huangmen about His Majesty's good mood, Hou Junji breathed a sigh of relief.

It's August, and the scorching sun shows no signs of dissipating.

At this time, Hou Junji missed the carefree days of previous years.

If it was in the hot weather of the previous year and the previous year, His Majesty would definitely give ice to cool off.

Of course, digging cellar ice is not a royal patent, but being given ice, at least you can see your place in your majesty's heart.

And this year, there is nothing, coupled with the "old Hou was beheaded" known from later generations, which makes Hou Junji's mentality inevitably a little unbalanced.

Therefore, Hou Junji has also delayed and delayed the matter explained by His Majesty, and he is counting on doing this matter well to make up for some images, but fortunately, there are finally some achievements now.

The shade at the foot of the imperial wall prevented Hou Junji from being scorched by the sun, and when he arrived at the Taiji Palace, he unexpectedly saw Wei Zheng, who had returned to Chang'an.

At this time, Wei Zheng was a little darker and thinner than he remembered, and his whole temperament became more and more calm.

“…… When dealing with Turkic affairs, Xue Yantuo's Yinan Khan had many lawlessness. ”

"He has sent envoys to tempt many times, and he even wants to bribe his ministers to exchange treasures for Turkic warriors, and to watch his actions is to seek his own death."

Li Shimin is interested:

"What about the treasure? Aiqing sternly refused? ”

Wei Zheng is neither humble nor arrogant:

"The ministers will take all the orders back to Chang'an, which can be checked by His Majesty for the next day to crusade against Xue Yantuo."

"Later, the ministers announced the crime of bribery and the crime of embezzling water and grass in the south of the state, and sent more than 1,000 elite horsemen to attack him, beheaded 200, and captured more than 1,000 mouths, in order to punish His Majesty."

Regarding Wei Zheng's handling method, Li Shimin laughed:

"Xue Yantuo should be punished, what Aiqing did is very appropriate."

"However, this treasure may as well be borrowed first to conquer Gu Hun, and it is advisable to consume Xue Yantuo's power through the Western Regions."

Wei Zheng nodded slightly, this kind of military strategy is not what he is good at, if he would normally try to give some advice, but now that he knows the praise of Li Jingzhi in later generations, Wei Zheng feels that it is better to look more and ask more and talk less in military strategy.

But at the end, Wei Zheng didn't forget a sentence:

"Your Majesty's change of the imperial examination system is also the act of the Holy King."

Li Shimin refused to accept this, and said lightly:

"This system not only inherits the legacy of the previous dynasties, but also is allocated by later generations, what credit do I have?"

"If you can use this system to select the talents who govern the country and lay the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, it can be regarded as a merit."

After the Junchen played the match, Wei Zheng saw Hou Junji standing aside.

He also saluted Hou Junji, Wei Zheng walked away with his head held high, he had been busy for half a year, and he needed to rest for a while.

However, Wei Zheng felt quite strange, why did Lu Guogong want to avoid it when he and Lu Guogong greeted him just now?

Whether it is an official or a lord, Hou Junji, who is the general of the Duke of Luguo, is far superior to him, so Wei Zheng took the initiative to salute, but why did the other party behave so strangely?

But these were trivial matters, and Wei Zheng quickly put the matter aside, and instead remembered a few restaurants in the West Market.

Eating a big meal, drinking a little wine, and getting a good night's sleep are the things he wants to do most these days.

Seeing Wei Zheng go away, Hou Junji took out a book from his arms under Li Shimin's suspicious gaze and handed it over:

"The minister has lived up to everyone's trust, and now it has become a book."

Taking it with interest, Li Shimin read out the title of the title page:

"Qu Tu Ji is coming?"

Pressing the page and sighing, of course Li Shimin remembered the surname Qu Tu.

Qu Tu Zhongtong, or Qu Tutong, a former Sui general, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty after the defeat of Tongguan and was captured, and entered the Qin Palace, which was quite reused by Li Shimin.

Ping Wang Shichong is the first in merit, considering the prestige of the old general, Li Shimin worshiped the right servant after ascending the throne, entrusted him to guard Luoyang, and finally died of illness in the second year of Zhenguan.

Waving his hand to signal that Hou Junji didn't care, Li Shimin opened the book.

And this look is an hour has passed, during which the Taiji Hall is quiet, and some of the attendants who came in to present the official documents were also ordered by Hou Junji to wait at the palace gate with his eyes.

And when Hou Junji felt a little numb in his legs, he heard Li Shimin praise:

"Good!"

Li Shimin is familiar with history books, but this "The Biography of Qu Tu Jilai" is completely different, and its story synopsis is not complicated.

A Hu Er, who had a Han mother, was taught by his mother to convince the Hu brothers, and finally became the leader of a small tribe by relying on his bravery and brains.

coincided with the troubled times, and finally surrendered to Sui, becoming a personal general under the command of Qu Tutong of the same clan, he took the lead in attacking the Turks, and when he was in Tongguan, he persuaded the general to surrender to Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

When he broke the king's reign, he made clever plans, and finally became famous and made a marquis, and returned to Liaodong in his later years to move his mother's grave back to Han.

Closing the book, Li Shimin still feels that the aftertaste is long, although the protagonist is Hu Er, but under the education of his mother, he has a Chinese heart.

The depiction of life is also progressive.

The life of knowledge and knowledge after the Sui Dynasty also contrasted with the savage life of Liaodong.

Sui's excesses of the people are also in contrast to the recuperation after the opening of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin has to admit that these folk storytellers do have some strength.

"Is this Qu Tu Ji Lai still alive? I'd like to see it. ”

Hou Junji waved his hand awkwardly and said:

"There is no such person."

He then explained:

"The minister went to find Qu Tutong's old general, and these stories are a mixture of the observations and stories of dozens of generals."

Li Shimin smiled suddenly:

"I forgot about this, and if this person has this talent, Zhongtong will definitely recommend it to me."

After solving this problem, Li Shimin no longer has any doubts:

"This book is very good, and it should be popularized!"

"This matter will be handed over to Aiqing."

Hou Junji was overjoyed and immediately received his order.

For Li Shimin, who is familiar with the annals of history, the only attraction of this book is the ups and downs of the storyline, but it cannot withstand careful scrutiny.

But for the common people, instead of thinking about this, it is better to discuss with the surrounding neighbors whether the customs of the Hu people are really that barbaric?

Was the life of the princes and nobles of the former Sui really so extravagant?

After this story spread widely in Chang'an, the Hu Chamber of Commerce that gathered in Chang'an brought this story to the frontier and brought it back to the tribe that still drank blood.

For them, the meaning of the story is much simpler:

The Tang Dynasty welcomed capable Hu people.

And at that time, it doesn't matter whether there is someone else in this Qu Tu Ji Lai.

Since returning to Chang'an in the Western Regions, Hou Junji's heart has been in a state of being hanging.

And after being really entrusted with the important task at this time, this heart finally fell back into the stomach steadily.

And after chatting with His Majesty in detail, Hou Junji was also sent an extra errand.

Lu Guogong, who was in a good mood, went straight out of the palace gate and rode on his tall horse.

Gently pinching the horse's belly, letting the horse run slowly along the straight, Hou Junji rode on the horse and looked left and right, only feeling that for him, this Chang'an City finally had color again.

The hustle and bustle of hawking is no longer tiresome, and the bearded merchants leading camels are no longer hateful.

Even when a child accidentally ran onto the straight, Hou Junji was quite idle to restrain the horse and comfort the panicked woman.

In addition to the merchants, the notices posted on the streets and alleys of Chang'an City also attracted the people to stop and watch, and there was an uproar:

"The Holy One wants to prosper the Imperial Examination?"

"The system of the imperial examination, there is no difference between states and counties, there is no view of the door, only talent is tried."

"Our Datang is about to change the sky?"

"Er, this Tian Sheweng, have you never seen the imperial examination or what?"

"Nai Gongzu is also a former Sui Peng official, on the other hand, what kind of pig and dog is you?"

Hou Junji just glanced at it, sighed and said I am really full of martial arts and walked away.

Now that his problem has been solved temporarily, Hou Junji will inevitably plan for his son.

As the prince of the country, Hou Junji also knows more clearly, His Majesty and the reform of the imperial examination system together with the reform of the official system are reforming the official system.

Those who have won the imperial examination and those who have obtained military merits will be given priority in sending officials, and the grade obtained by Enyin will be reduced by one level, and if the official is not qualified in the evaluation, the punishment of dereliction of duty will be added in addition to demotion.

Hou Junji imagined that if it was in Zhenguan Kaiyuan, the resistance to this move could be imagined.

But if you dare to oppose it in a clear way now...... Tomorrow, Your Majesty will send Jieli to your house to dance, believe it or not?

All kinds of government decrees do not harm the people, but only hurt the surname.

And now the surname is no longer the Tongtian generation of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and what he can do is just self-proclaiming.

and some surnames are now silent and cold-eyed, and the person who thinks about it, Hou Junji, is also very clear.

They don't want to take advantage of His Majesty's current front, so they have to wait for an opportunity for the Tang Dynasty to be defeated, and then attack in groups.

But...... When it comes to educating sons, the saints today will be dwarfed.

But if you want to talk about the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty......

"How can Your Majesty be defeated?"

Riding on a big horse, after leaving the city, there is an endless field, and the fields are tightly spliced together, forming a pleasing scene to the eye.

"Phew! The eldest grandson Weng is not harmed? ”

Riding on the horse, Hou Junji looked at the eldest grandson Wuji in front of him and smiled.

The brocade robe was rolled up at the waist, but it was still stained with mud, the hair on his head was a little scattered, and there were beads of sweat the size of beans on his cheeks.

In this way, who would have thought that it was the uncle of the current saint?

Facing the sun, the eldest grandson Wuji recognized Hou Junji's appearance, and said with a sigh:

"Who should I be, it turned out to be a rebel who was beheaded."

Hou Junji breathed for a moment, and then said with a relaxed face:

"Eldest grandson Weng feels that there is no hope of a comeback, and plans to repair farming to support his old age?"

The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Hou Junji with a little pity, and he knew just by his appearance that he must feel that he was favored by His Majesty again, and everything was worry-free.

But you dare to reproduce the great wisdom of the Xuanwu Sect, how can Your Majesty be so relieved?

"The major affairs of the country are in the community, and the safety of the society is in the agriculture, and now the foreign enemy has its own good generals, and the only way to do it is to farm to serve the country."

"Duke Luguo, don't delay Your Majesty's entrustment, and don't trample on the farmland I want to use to feed my old age."

Hou Junji looked at it carefully, but he couldn't see anything on the land, so he could only shake his head and turn his horse away.

He also had to be ordered by the Holy Order, to go to Chen Cang to invite Liu Renliang, and he couldn't delay.

(End of chapter)