Chapter 0967 The most difficult era to become a famous general
Zhao Chengyong didn't reply, he just stood there holding the flagpole and laughed a few times.
He knew very well that if he refuted Li Shimin's words, he would not be in favor, so he simply did not reply.
Li Shimin punched the cotton, feeling angry and causing trouble for Li Yuanji, "You just don't care?"
Li Yuanji smiled calmly and said: "Why should we care? Don't we have to support them in the morning and in the evening? They are idle now anyway, so it doesn't matter if they raise the flag in advance."
Li Shimin said angrily: "They are raising the flag in advance, they are showing off!"
Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin meaningfully and said, "It's not that you think they're showing off, but you think you can't show off, right?"
Li Shimin was completely angry and stared as if he wanted to eat someone.
Li Yuanji was so amused that he pursed his lips and laughed.
After being in contact with Li Shimin for a long time, I discovered that Li Shimin also has a cute side.
This hero who became the first emperor in history cared very much about his face.
When he cannot be admired by others or show his dignity in front of others, he does not like to see others being admired or show his dignity in front of others.
This is related to his origin, and also to the fact that he has been admired by others for a long time and has always been distinguished in front of others.
It's like a person who has been respected and admired by others for many years suddenly is no longer respected or admired by others.
Not everyone can accept that kind of gap calmly.
At least ninety-nine and a half out of a hundred people will not be able to accept it.
So it makes sense that he can't stand this now.
"Your Highness, the scouts have already gone to verify. Li Shuai and the others have arrived at Baiyangping, and they are still fifteen miles away from here."
An hour after Zhao Chengyong led Yongwang's guards to hold up Yongwang's banner, Hou Junji personally rushed to the Chinese army's tent to report.
Li Yuanji nodded and said, "You can just send someone over to talk about this kind of thing. There is no need to come in person."
This is not a big deal, and there is no need for a prince to spread the word.
The only matters that can use the prince as a messenger are those that are directly related to the throne and national policy.
When Hou Junji heard this, he lowered his head humbly and said: "Deputy Commander Li wanted to take the generals of the army to meet him five miles away, so I took the initiative to ask for a messenger to convey the message."
Li Yuanji suddenly realized that it was Li Shiji who had other intentions. No wonder Hou Junji came to deliver the message in person.
This is where I come in to act as a middleman.
On one side is the deputy commander of the army, and on the other is the prince overseeing the country of the Tang Dynasty. In a conversation of this level, not just anyone can be the go-between, nor can just anyone help convey the message.
After all, most of the time, conversations at this level are about major events that can affect the country and the livelihood of tens of millions of people.
If the intermediary and messenger are not qualified enough, they may not even be able to meet the person.
More importantly, if the intermediary and messenger do not know how to keep confidentiality, it will easily affect the content of the conversation, as well as the society and people's livelihood.
For example, if this conversation was not about welcoming Li Jing, but about the subsequent conquest of Suni's lost troops, then if it were leaked, it would most likely change the Tang Dynasty's war against Suni's lost troops.
direction, and results.
Therefore, for important conversations, the identity of the intermediary and messenger must be sufficient, and he must also be someone who speaks very tightly.
However, what we are talking about this time is the matter of welcoming Li Jing, which is not an important matter. If Hou Junji had not taken the initiative to invite him, there would be no need to use a prince like him.
"Li Shiji sent you to ask me what I meant?"
Li Yuanji stared at Hou Junji and asked.
Hou Junji nodded and said: "What Deputy Commander Li means is that it depends on whether you go out with everyone or stay in the Chinese army camp."
If you go out together, then someone must stay in the Chinese army camp to guard it.
This is something that cannot be ignored.
The importance of the Chinese army camp is much higher than that of Li Jing.
Unless Li Jing streamlines the Chinese army camp into a large camp that can move with him at will, there must be someone guarding the Chinese army camp. Even if the commander-in-chief Li Jing is not in the camp, there must be a significant person in the Chinese army camp.
People guard.
If you don't go with us, there's no need to keep anyone on guard.
After all, a prince overseeing the country and a former prince guarding the Chinese army camp have a higher standard than when Li Jing was there, so there is no need to make other arrangements.
Li Yuanji thought for a moment and said, "I'd better go with you."
After all, Li Jing also made a great contribution this time. Not only did he defeat the Turks in one fell swoop, he also completely opened up the situation for Tang Dynasty to conquer the Turks, and achieved the greatest results at the smallest cost.
Whatever you say, you have to go and greet them in person.
After all, if Li Jing had not made this great contribution, but had made it clear that the chariots and horses could compete with Jie Li head-on, then the Tang Dynasty would not have started to conquer the Turks so quickly, nor would it have used a weapon that only damaged less than 10,000 soldiers.
The price was to occupy the Turks, to be precise, most of the Turkic territories ruled by Jieli.
The Tang Dynasty had to injure at least several times as many soldiers in order to achieve the situation it has now and achieve the results it has now.
Therefore, it is appropriate to welcome Li Jing with high courtesy.
"You are not going with me, you are going with Deputy Commander Li and others."
Hou Junji said with a smile after getting the definite answer.
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "So, you are the stay-at-home personnel specially selected by Li Shiji?"
Hou Junji joked to himself with a bright smile: "Deputy Commander Li picked out the general among the dwarves. He picked out the minister after pulling back and forth."
Li Yuanji chuckled and said: "You are not a general picked out of some dwarfs, but the best among my generals of the Tang Dynasty."
Putting aside Hou Junji's achievements in history, let's take Hou Junji's current achievements as an example. He can be regarded as the best among the generals of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, only after the Xuanwumen coup.
If all those before the Xuanwu Gate Coup are included, then Hou Junji's achievements are still a bit out of the question.
After all, the Tang Dynasty now has a large group of Yuanmou heroes, Conglong heroes, and country-destroying heroes.
There are also some very dazzling figures in the clan who follow the melee.
However, Hou Junji's achievements are not enough in front of these people.
He must at least establish another country-destroying power or dragon power before he can compete with these people.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, it seems that if you don't achieve some achievements in destroying the country, you will be embarrassed to be called a general.
After all, all the great generals and famous generals in the Tang Dynasty were responsible for the destruction of the country. Among the younger generations, there are still many famous figures in history waiting to line up.
There are also people like Wang Xuance and Liu Rengui who jump in line halfway.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, it was still a bit difficult to achieve the feat of destroying the country, become a great general, and become a famous general.
After all, you may struggle for most of your life, but it is not worth an accident.
For example, when Wang Xuance established the power of destroying the country, it was an accident.
They were just helping the Tang Dynasty to transport tributes. They didn't think about making achievements or destroying the country. After the successful rebellion of Zhongtianzhu, Alonashun became a little distracted and saw the value of the people they were transporting.
The huge tributes passed by Zhongtianzhu and were easily robbed.
Who would have thought that they did not take the unusual route. After the tribute was robbed, they neither ran back to the Tang Dynasty to cry or complain to Zhongtianzhu. Instead, they went to Tubo and Niboluo to borrow more than 8,000 soldiers and horses, and came back forcefully.
Not only did he snatch back the tribute, but he also killed Alonashun and packed it up and took it back to Chang'an.
This made Li Shimin, who was already in his old age at that time, confused.
So Wang Xuance didn't really want to establish the power of destroying the country, he just wanted to complete his own job. It was Arona who got along and insisted on looking for excitement from others, and then he was really stimulated.
If Alonashun was given another chance, he would probably not only not plunder the tributes that Wang Xuance was escorting, but he might also add more tributes, and then send an army to send Wang Xuance and his entourage out of the country with delicious food and drinks.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, it was quite difficult to become a general or a famous general.
You never know what that civil servant or diplomat will do after taking off the official robe of a civil servant or the official uniform of a diplomat and putting on the armor.
Maybe with a little effort from others, you can achieve the achievements you have been pursuing all your life.
Just like Li Guang of the Western Han Dynasty, he pursued the title of marquis immediately throughout his life, but he was not granted the title of marquis even after his death. Huo Qubing of the same period only made a slight move, and the marquis was easily captured.
Opportunities in life are like this, full of all kinds of surprises, variables and excitement.
Although Hou Junji's achievements cannot be compared with those of Yuanmou, Conglong, Mieguo and other heroes, and the road to becoming a general and famous general is also full of ups and downs, he is still very happy when he hears that he is called the best among generals.
He was happy and said with a bright smile: "Your Highness is so complimentary..."
Li Shimin couldn't bear to see Hou Junji being a villain, so he sneered disdainfully: "You are the best among generals?!"
Also suitable?!
Although Li Shimin didn't say these two words, the meaning was already obvious.
The smile on Hou Junji's face suddenly froze, but he did not refute, but stepped aside with a smile.
It's not that he doesn't want to refute, nor that he doesn't have the guts to refute.
But he is not qualified to refute, and it is not easy to refute.
Because in front of Li Shimin, few generals can claim to be the best, and he was originally Li Shimin's subordinate, but now he betrayed Li Shimin, so he couldn't get angry in front of Li Shimin, so he could only pretend not to hear what Li Shimin said.
Naturally, Li Yuanji couldn't just watch Li Shimin bully him, so he immediately asked: "Isn't it him or you?"
Li Shimin felt a little chest pain from the rebuke. It wasn't that he didn't have the ability to become an outstanding general, but that he had never been a general.
