Spring in Chang'an comes early, and when you are still sleeping, it comes quietly.

It turned green branches, turned green grass, and turned everything green.

However, there are still some differences in Chang'an.

After the long court meeting, the others were busy with their respective work, and only one of them was very depressed.

This person is Hou Junji.

Logically, he should be quite proud.

Because his daughter Hou Lian'er is already a better candidate for the prince's concubine, and she is also the Minister of War and has begun to participate in the government affairs. For someone like him, it is actually quite good.

However, he was not happy, not because of power, but because since he and Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and others, he seemed to have rotten in Chang'an City and could not go anywhere.

As a general, if you stay in a place for a long time, this life will be very difficult. It is not that you can't live anymore, but that you live a boring life.

Logically, he is the Minister of War, which is a very good one.

You can also get involved in military affairs in normal times, but isn’t the Tang army so easy to lead you? That’s impossible, because the emperor wouldn’t feel at ease, so the Minister of War is more of a logistics work, such as restoration of veterans, such as regular training, etc., but these are boring for Hou Junji. To be honest, he is a little overwhelmed. If you take soldiers to fight, he is a good player, but it is really difficult to deal with these trivial matters.

Hou Junji had just been in the hall and asked Li Shimin that he wanted to go to the Western Regions to fight, even if he was guarding him, but Li Shimin directly denied it, no, and disagreed.

Then maybe it was because of his conscience or something else, so he actually asked him to learn from Li Jing.

From a learning perspective, this is true, because Li Jing’s master is Han Qinhu, who belongs to a typical academic school. Such people are generally very conversational, but they can’t do things, and they feel a bit like talking about it on paper. However, if someone just combines these with theory, then it would be terrible.

For example, Li Jing, the first military god of the Tang Dynasty.

He has mastered all these things in his study and practice, so his ability should not be considered.

What kind of person does Hou Junji belong to? It is a wild way. When he was young, he was not proficient in martial arts and other things. Later, after fighting through life and death, he was considered a first-class general. However, it is not systematic. Unless he has super high comprehension ability, similar to Zhang Sanfeng's situation, it will be difficult. However, he obviously does not have any ability and can only live here.

Since the end of the Turkic War, Li Jing has hardly appeared in everyone's sight. Although he has given many rewards, Li Shimin did not like this person who likes to remain neutral and has a more national consciousness.

Think about it, this is true. Such an overly decent person is actually very annoying.

When Li Yuan rebelled against Sui Dynasty, he went to complain. When Li Shimin was invisible to the Xuanwu Sect, this guy regarded it as invisible. Even Quechu like Wei Zheng followed Li Jiancheng. However, a person like Li Jing was a model of self-protection. Such people were very easy to use, but in many cases, if you conspire for something, everyone would bypass him because he was very likely to complain.

It is certain that Hou Junji's military strategy is not good, but today he was still a little uncomfortable when he came out like a joke.

After he was appointed as the Ministry of War, he went home directly.

Hou Junji is actually a very strange person. He is more ruthless in doing things, but he has no interest in enjoyment. After the failure, he goes home. He never does anything about contacting his colleagues. This is why many people are reluctant to help him plead for mercy when he rebelled later, because if he doesn't contact his feelings in normal times, they are not in the mood to help you.

When he got home, he sat in the living room in a daze. There was a study room, but he had hardly seen it. It was not that he couldn't read it, but that he didn't want to read it and couldn't read it at all. If you let him kill someone and set fire, there would be absolutely no problem, but if he was asked to read and write, it would be really uncomfortable.

"father."

A young man came in outside the door, who was in his teens. Compared with Hou Junji, his skin was much whiter and his hands were long and his feet were long, but his eyes were a little gentler. Hou Junji felt like he had killed countless Rao's swords, exuding a rotten aura. The child was like an ordinary child, just looking a little handsome.

"Jie'er, what's the matter?" Hou Junji manages his family and is like a military officer. He is naturally the same at home, so as long as his eyes are swept away the other party, the men, women, and young people in the family dare not talk much.

"Dad, it's time to have a meal." Hou Jie didn't dare to look up at his father, because he could really scare the child's courage when he got angry.

"Then let's go."

When Hou Junji stood up and walked to the door, Hou Jie dared to follow him slowly. His back must be straight and not completely. If he bent, he would definitely be beaten. As a general, he might have done many bad things, but he was extremely simple and crude in terms of education for his children.

The dining room of the Hou Mansion is not, but it is not a big round table, but a meal for one person. Usually, I always see how clean, hygienic and stylish the dining system in foreign countries is. There are many people who look down on the domestic behavior of everyone's lively together. However, if you understand a little bit of history, you will find that this rhythm of life is just the rest of our ancestors.

A middle-aged lady with a little bit of jewelry stood there. Although her clothes were not particularly gorgeous, she had a good temperament and good looks. She naturally had a sense of momentum when she stood there. Such a momentum took a long time to explore, which was difficult for many people.

"Master." The husband's skirt is not afraid. He has given birth to a few children with him. How could he be afraid? Moreover, the Tang Dynasty women have a very strong temper. No matter how gentle they are, once they touch their bottom line, they will turn against each other. Moreover, chasing their men in the street will happen.

"Sit down."

Hou Junji's face looked a little better, not so stiff. In addition to Hou Junji and Hou's wife, there were also Hou Jie, Hou Lian'er, Hou Ying, and Hou Long, but they all dared not talk to each other.

After Madam Hou was serving him to sit down, she shouted to the outside, "It's time to eat."

Hou Junji glanced at his sons and daughters, and they immediately looked down and didn't dare to look around. However, Hou Ying was more lively and with age, she was a little more comfortable in doing things. The others bowed their heads, and only he kept looking around, which made Hou Junji's eyes and family rules a little inappropriate, but he couldn't argue with a child.

Soon, the meal came up and the fragrance was scented.

However, after the things came up, he frowned. It was not the usual food.

Usually, the food at home is noodle soup, chicken legs, mutton, and some vegetables. As for other large plates, I'm sorry, there is no cherry blossoms.

Don’t think that during the Tang Dynasty, everyone wasted very much, that was impossible. Moreover, the more they were in the army, except for the family like Zhang Liang, most of them were particular about not wasting. People who have not experienced the military did not know the preciousness of food.

But today it was very strange. The things that came up naturally had a scent of fragrance, but it made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Because it turned out to be a crab, it was a super big one. This kind of thing was not enough for them to eat.

As if he felt his mood, Mrs. Hou explained with a smile, "This is something from the Prince's Mansion, and it is sent to the master for a try."

"But how do you eat this thing?" Hou Junji asked this because after becoming a general, they prefer meat, which is that they are all meat, and those with bones don't like it very much. Moreover, this thing is so big, how can you eat it? It's just a mess. As for this, you can also see Li Shimin's temper. If there are many good things, he will share it. But if there are not many, he will eat it by himself and will not give it to others. In the Tang Dynasty, there is basically only one type of crab meal, which is a bit like a dough-drag crab, but people add sugar. Ye Tan almost vomited when he first ate it. It was not delicious, and the fishy smell was very strong. In addition, they were all river crabs, which were only the size of a palm, and there was no meat.

"Dad, I know." Hou Jie couldn't help but raise his hand, as if he was in class.

"How did you know?" Hou Junji asked with a frown. He had never eaten this thing himself. Have you eaten it?

"This, dad, my son has eaten several times when he visited the East Palace before." Hou Jie said a little embarrassedly.

"Then why didn't Your Majesty give it?" Hou Junji couldn't help asking. In his impression, Li Shimin was generous except for power.

"This, dad, this thing comes from Songzhou Trading Company, and is specially for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and has not prepared it for His Majesty."

Hou Jie's words almost made Hou Junji spit out a mouthful of water. Songzhou is a monster. Logically, such good things should be presented to His Majesty the Emperor. Why should it be presented to the crown prince? Are you not afraid that you will collude with the Eastern Palace?

"Why don't you give it to Your Majesty? Can't Your Majesty eat these things?" Hou Junji reached out and gently touched the crab legs on the plate. This thing was thicker than a green onion. It looked scary, and of course, it was also very fragrant.

"This is not, it's just..." Hou Jie's face turned slightly red, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"What's so hesitant, what kind of morality?" Hou Junji disliked the most was the slow snoring between literati. He was so annoyed. He looked at his son as well, wouldn't he be angry?

"Dad, my son heard from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Because His Majesty's heart-calving heart in Songzhou Trading Company did not pay, he did not offer his Majesty the offer. However, His Majesty felt comfortable eating and kept asking for it. Moreover, there are people doing beheading transactions in this world, but he ignored the loss transactions."

As soon as Hou Jie said that, everyone's expressions were a little too unaware of each other. What's the matter? Isn't this too embarrassing?

"You guys, that's true." Hou Junji felt very uncomfortable in his face. These guys were simply bastards.

"Okay, okay, we don't care about the outside, and I can still make decisions about the family affairs. Come on, Jie'er, how do you eat this?" Mrs. Hou asked with a smile. Although she knew a little about the door, her son was there, so let him go.

“This is very simple.”

When Hou Jie knew that his mother asked him to act in front of his father, he stood up with a smile, and then waved his hand and someone brought a few pairs of scissors. He knew at a glance that it was not the usual type, but the type produced in Songzhou.

Seeing this thing, Hou Junji's eyes tightened slightly, which was a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He had always been in the army. His most feared was that someone was assassinating, so he had an instinctive repulsion for any weapon.

Then Hou Jie used these scissors to cut off the crab's legs, then slowly cut them into several sections, and then put them on the plate and said, "Father, what's left is to use chopsticks to pull out the meat inside, or crush them directly. But it's best not to bite with your teeth, because this is covered with barbs, which is easy to stick to the tongue."

After he made it for his father and mother, he came to his younger brother and sister, and did the same. This action made Hou Junji a little happy. This child is quite sensible. No matter how cruel a person he is, he will always be less indifferent and care more about things like his family.

Hou Junji picked up one, pinched it with his hands, and it broke. Then the white and thin meat inside was very good. He took a bite and nodded and said, "No, everyone can eat it."

In the past, there were strict requirements for eating in families. The head of the family did not start eating, and no one could start eating. Moreover, if the head of the family stopped, everyone else had to stop. This was a rule and a kind of respect.

Hou Jie naturally ate this delicious food slowly, but a few of them didn't have so much concern. He had to bite it with his teeth when he grabbed it. Unfortunately, he couldn't bite it, so he could only let go unwillingly, and then took out the meat inside with chopsticks and ate it.

The crab is very big, but what is Hou Junji's belly? It's a pond. How can this little thing be enough?

"Jie'er, are there anything else to eat?" He ate very quickly. When he came to his hands, the crab shells were not considered at all, but after he finished eating, he still felt that he had not eaten. How could he do it?

"Yes, father, please wait."

Although the other crabs were almost full after eating, their father definitely couldn't do it, so someone soon brought two super large porcelain bowls, and then opened them. One was seafood porridge and the other was seafood noodles.

Hou Junji loves to eat noodles, so he must have this thing, but the seafood porridge tastes better.

After Madam Hou made him a bowl of noodles, he quickly started eating it. However, it was impossible for this to be soundless, but it was hula. According to the people of Guanzhong, they ate it like this, otherwise it would not be delicious.
Chapter completed!