Chapter Seven: The Prosperous Age (Thirteen Part One)
"Gah!" Li Shimin's breath was held back in his throat, and the anger on his face became even more intense. "Jun Ji is saying that I am narrow-minded. Jun Ji went to the general's place and his abilities have improved a lot!"
Seeing that Li Shimin's face had turned blue-black, Hou Junji was not afraid at all. He raised his head, met the opponent's knife-like gaze, and responded with a smile: "Hou is a general of the King of Qin. How many abilities Hou has, it is also for
The King of Qin grew up. Doesn’t the King of Qin think so?"
"Okay, okay! You Hou Junji!" He was extremely angry, but Li Shimin's mentality became calm. He looked at Hou Junji with wide eyes and said coldly: "Tell me, except for this mouth. What are you doing?
What skills do you have? How can you serve me!"
Hou Junji lightly shrugged, "At least I know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world. I know the direction and goal of my efforts. I will no longer be blindly arrogant, nor will I make enemies for myself that I shouldn't make before I am unsure.
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"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 elite elites. Taking advantage of Liu Wuzhou's unpreparedness, I forced my way through his territory. By the time we reached the border of Hebei, we had lost all our brothers.
Forty-three, there are still seven people injured, who persisted to the Boling Army camp and then fell down, unable to return with the general!" Following Li Shimin for so many years, Hou Junji has already had a tacit understanding with him, and seeing him
He was finally willing to listen to himself and quickly used the facts as evidence.
"So Li Zhongjian sent his confidants to send you back. You can also demonstrate to me!" Li Shimin said coldly, still unable to hide his anger.
"I don't know if he means to demonstrate. But this team of Boling elites is definitely not put together by a temporary selection of experts. People who are put together temporarily cannot cooperate with such a tacit understanding!" Hou Junji smiled and explained with certainty.
"Including the last general, there are thirty-one men and ninety-three fast horses. I still forced my way back from Liu Wuzhou's territory. I passed six checkpoints along the way, was intercepted and chased twice, injured seven people, and ran away.
There were more than forty war horses. Two hundred enemies were killed, and no one on our side was left behind!"
After that, he strode to the low table where the food was placed and sat down to drink, no longer caring about Li Shimin's face.
Li Shimin was no longer angry, and his forehead was deeply wrinkled with the word Sichuan. The Flying Tiger Army was created by him, Hou Junji, and Changsun Wuji. Looking at the Tang Dynasty, almost no army with the same number of people could match the
Over the years, he had always thought that even if the Flying Tiger Army in his hand could not be compared with the Boling elite, it would not lose too much to the opponent. However, he did not expect that the opponent's combat power had reached an unimaginable level.
. Thirty men cut through Liu Wuzhou's territory without damaging any one. Even though the defense was negligent, it was nothing more than a myth! It can be said that every soldier among them was no less skilled than Hou Junji. And the Boling Army
There are at least three thousand warriors like this!
He poured himself another glass of wine, and Li Shimin took it in his hand and smiled while tasting it. He laughed at himself for being a frog in the well, for underestimating the heroes of the world. He laughed at his father for being unfair to him, and actually deliberately arranged Li Zhongjian to be under his eldest brother. He laughed at himself for being empty-handed.
He had ambitions and ideas to rebuild a prosperous age, but he never had the chance to realize it. No emperor would let his own brother hold a large number of troops and monopolize power. To do so would be to put both of them on the edge of a cliff.
"Is the King of Qin still planning to plot Li Zhongjian's territory?" Hou Junji asked lazily leaning on the short table after having a full stomach.
"Fighting tigers requires good skills!" Li Shimin looked at his palms and sighed. These hands were supposed to hold the power of the world, but from now on they can only hold wine glasses and women's waists. God's will is like this, what can people do?
"Since he is a tiger and even the King of Qin couldn't control him, how could anyone else be able to control him?" Hou Junji grinned, revealing two black cavities.
"Jun Ji means!" Li Shimin sat up straight suddenly, almost knocking over the short man in front of him. "Jun Ji means that the prince, the prince and the general... he may not be able to control the general!" The moment of ecstasy made him so excited.
He lost his composure, and there were almost tears in the corners of his eyes.
"I didn't say anything!" Hou Junji stretched and yawned.
"You heartless one!" Li Shimin pushed Hou Junji hard, "Get up, sit down, sit down. I have something else to ask you! Where is the general's letter? Where did you hide it?!
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"I was afraid that King Qin would tear it up, so I never dared to take it out!" Hou Junji laughed a few times, took off his smelly boots, took out a letter from the leggings, and held it to Li Shimin with both hands.
"You pig, you want to smoke me to death!" Li Shimin was choked by the smell of sweat and feet and covered his nose. He quickly took the letter from Li Xu and put it aside. Then he rushed out of the door and ordered:
"Where is Changsun Wuji? Why haven't you come back yet? Find me Changsun Wuji. There are also Li Jing, Changsun Shunde, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui. Let them come here to discuss the next battle plan together!"
"No!" the guard outside the door agreed and trotted away. Li Shimin stood up and opened the window, letting the room have some fresh air for a while, then turned his back to Hou Junji and asked: "Junji, if you return the Flying Tiger Army to
I will train you without any interference. How long will it take for you to train to the level of those thirty people!"
"Never possible!" Hou Junji answered simply and neatly, giving Li Shimin no hope at all.
"Why?" Li Shimin turned around and asked unwillingly.
Hou Junji put on his boots, stood up, stepped on them hard, walked slowly to Li Shimin, and said very sincerely: "Your Highness doesn't know something, those soldiers are not just trained. I thought about this a lot along the way.
The thing is, the training level of our Flying Tiger Army is not bad, but it is just similar in appearance. The essence, energy, and spirit are completely different from those of the Boling Army."
Seeing that Li Shimin was dubious, he smiled and continued to add, "At least, if someone else smashes the silver pancake, our brothers in the Flying Tiger Army will not treat it as scrap metal. It doesn't matter if they meet the King of Qin or someone like me.
From the bottom of my heart, I have an attitude of neither being humble nor being arrogant!”
The facts were obvious in front of his eyes. Li Shimin had no chance to admit it. He let out a sigh of relief and said angrily: "That's true. Fortunately, he only has a few thousand cavalry in his hands. If there were a hundred thousand such warriors, the world would have them at your fingertips! His father granted him the title.
He is the Prince of Boling County, and the sons and nephews of the Li family are in the same rank. The courtiers are still arguing about this. Haha, now it seems that this title is not low at all. It is not low at all!"
"I chatted with them along the way, carefully inquired, and finally got some clues!" Hou Junji took over Li Shimin's words and continued: "A few of these soldiers are veterans who have followed Li Zhongjian for many years, but most of them are veterans.
Xiaoguo was recruited from Boling. In order to allow them to fight with peace of mind, Li Zhongjian granted land to each family and paid enough to settle down. The right way is to have a solid warehouse and know etiquette, and to know honor and disgrace with enough food and clothing. Li Zhongjian allowed them to obtain
With plenty of food and clothing, everyone lives like a scholar of the country. They naturally repay it as a scholar of the country. They choose civil and military subjects, grant land, reward merit, and employ people based on their talents rather than their background. One day our Tang Dynasty will also implement these
National policy, of course brothers are rushing to fight for the country. But now, King Qin, do you think our Tang court is much different from the previous dynasty?"
"Father has tried his best. But when we started, we had the support of those Guanlong people behind us. So we can only do it step by step, and we can't cut off our foundation easily!" Li Shimin knew that Hou Junji and
He spoke from the bottom of his heart, pondered for a moment, and answered quietly.
He is already deeply aware of the difficulty of governing. Although his father seized power by force, he had to reuse some mediocre people who were notorious in the previous dynasty. Those people have deep roots and constant connections with each other. The Li family has tried its best to promote good governance.
However, under heavy pressure, how can we easily reverse the accumulated shortcomings?
"I'm afraid that the old aristocratic family has not declined, but a new aristocratic family has risen again." Hou Junji shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Even Hou, what he never forgets is to establish his own family so that his descendants can enjoy wealth forever."
"That's different. You have reached this point by merit. We in the Tang Dynasty will never block the way for talented people to get ahead." Li Shimin patted Hou Junji on the shoulder and comforted him with a smile. "Junji,
You have indeed gained a lot of skills in this mission. You are not just good at talking! I can't answer you now about what the two of us talked about today. But our brothers in the Flying Tiger Army can first compare the rewards and selections from Boling.
The two-level system of scholars was put into effect on a trial basis. The Flying Tigers had few soldiers, so even if they did something outrageous, they would not cause much turmoil in the court. As for granting land, I have a large fiefdom that I cannot take care of at all. You can find
Changsun Wuji discussed and divided the most fertile part and awarded it to the meritorious soldiers in the Flying Tiger Army. This is my private property. No matter how I deal with it, the ministers in the court can't say anything."
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Qin!" Hou Junji stood in awe with his fists clasped, and gave Li Shimin another military salute.
"Okay, okay!" Li Shimin supported Hou Junji with both hands and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, we brothers don't need to be restrained. Tell me again, what new things can you see in Zhuo County this time? Listen.
It is said that Luo Yi also participated in the war. How powerful is the Tiger Cavalry? Is it comparable to the elite Boling troops?"
Hou Junji smiled and nodded, "I did see a lot of things, even though the people under the general have been hiding them from me. The refugees who fled to Hebei from Liu Wuzhou this year were all captured by the governor of Zhuojun.
It was placed near the Sanggan River. It seems that the six counties of Boling will use Zhuo County as their foundation in the future. The refugees have a foundation to build a business, and they are all grateful and regard Li Zhongjian as their reborn parent. If Liu Wuzhou was not careful, Li Zhongjian would not even have to send troops.
Beat him, and within three years, just by absorbing the refugees, Mayi County will be sucked dry!"
"Liu Wuzhou deserves it." Li Shimin added with a smile. Li Jing and others had not arrived yet, so he had enough time to "chat" with Hou Junji.
"As for Luo Yi, he seems to be planning to become a rich man, and has promised to hand over all the power of the Tiger and Ben Iron Cavalry to the prince." Hou Junji shook his head gently, with a smile in his eyes, "Now the attack power of the Tiger and Ben Iron Cavalry is definitely better than that of Boling Elite.
Even higher. In the future, the Tigers will still be a group of tigers, and if the leader is replaced by a sheep, haha..."