"If Your Majesty wants me to die, I will have to die."
Muchuan said frankly: "It's just that if I die, the Tang Dynasty will lose one loyal person."
"Your Majesty is so wise, I would never do such a thing."
Muchuan was not very afraid, at least now he was of considerable value to Datang, and Li Shimin would not kill him no matter what.
Moreover, he does not have any conflict of interest with Li Shimin now. On the contrary, they still have interests in each other.
With this layer of protection, Muchuan felt that Li Shimin would not do anything to him.
Hearing this, Li Shimin was silent for a moment, but then he patted Muchuan on the shoulder and sighed: "If we in the Tang Dynasty had more loyal people like you, why worry about the world not being prosperous and the people being restless?"
Muchuan could only laugh dryly at such comments.
Mandarin is definitely just mandarin.
"Alright, I won't show off any more."
Li Shimin pointed to the map and said: "Mu Chuan, if you were to attack Goguryeo, how would you use your troops?"
These words stopped Muchuan.
He is pretty good at business, but when it comes to military matters, he is a complete layman.
However, even if he bites the bullet, Muchuan must give a valuable policy.
Otherwise, if you miss this opportunity and want to join the army in the future, it will be almost impossible.
After thinking for a while, Muchuan said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the attack on Goguryeo should not be impatient, but should be planned slowly."
"oh?"
Muchuan continued: "Your Majesty should be very clear that the reason why the Sui Dynasty was overthrown was because Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was eager for quick success and wanted to quickly expand his territory. He invested too many troops in Goguryeo and fought for a long time without any results, which led to a tight national treasury and an army.
The will is lost."
"Although Goguryeo is a small country, the number and precision of its army are not as good as those of the Tang Dynasty."
"However, we, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, do not know much about the territory of Goguryeo. If we rashly go deep into it, we will definitely fall into a dilemma."
"If the other side takes advantage of the terrain and repeatedly harasses our army, it will definitely be depleted of men and horses, and it will naturally be gradually cannibalized."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression also changed, from being indifferent at the beginning to becoming serious.
Even the way he looked at Muchuan became complicated.
At first, Li Shimin didn't think Muchuan had military talent.
After all, human talent is limited.
If Muchuan could achieve very high achievements in poetry and business, he must be lacking in military aspects.
But what Muchuan said now made Li Shimin have a great change.
"So, I think we should try to contact the powerful people in Goguryeo, give them generous salaries, and get them to respond secretly. In this way, when our army enters Goguryeo, we will be aware of the terrain."
To be honest, the policy given by Muchuan is actually based on history.
When the slaves conquered the Ming Dynasty, they actually used this trick.
Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would never be completely destroyed in just a few years.
After listening to Muchuan's story, Li Shimin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After carefully considering the pros and cons, he couldn't help but glance at Muchuan, his eyes full of surprise.
"Well, Muchuan, this plan is quite vicious!"
Muchuan scratched his head, but felt a little speechless in his heart.
It’s not like you have to force me to come up with an idea.
"Since you can come up with such a plan, do you have a candidate in mind for the person inside?"
Li Shimin asked.
"Well, not yet."
Muchuan smiled bitterly.
It can be said that I know nothing about Goguryeo, and I don’t even know who the current King of Goguryeo is, so how can I recommend a pre-selected candidate?
Li Shimin nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and just kept staring at the map.
Since Li Shimin didn't speak, Muchuan didn't dare to say more and could only wait on the sidelines.
After an unknown amount of time, Muchuan's legs were almost numb from standing, and Li Shimin finally spoke.
"Okay, just step back."
"The minister resigned."
Muchuan breathed a sigh of relief. After staying with Li Shimin for a long time, this invisible sense of oppression was really suffocating.
When Muchuan left Zichen Palace, Li Shimin turned his attention to Muchuan's back.
"Wang De, what do you think of this boy?"
When Wang De was asked, he quickly responded with a smile, "Your Majesty, I think Master Mu has great talent. Our Datang has such great talent, and it will surely become more prosperous in the future."
Li Shimin said nothing, but his eyes narrowed slightly.
This boy is indeed a man of great talent, but also of great harm.
…
Deep in the palace, in a palace filled with fragrance.
Princess Changle was sitting in the garden, looking at others anxiously.
"Jiao'er, are you sure Muchuan is not injured?"
Jiao'er sighed and said: "Princess, how many times have you asked, Mr. Mu is really not injured, he is just like a normal person."
Hearing this, Li Lizhi patted her chest and felt much relieved.
"Those foreigners are really hateful. They actually assassinated my Tang officials in the Tang Dynasty. My father should really arrest them all!"
Li Lizhi waved her fist, with a look of displeasure on her face.
When she first heard about the assassination of Mu Mansion, Li Lizhi was so frightened that her heart almost stopped.
If her father hadn't strictly prohibited her from leaving the palace, she would have immediately planned to go to Mu Mansion to check on Muchuan's safety.
Even Li Lizhi didn't notice that her heart was filled with Muchuan without even realizing it.
"Jiao'er, father, don't you allow me to leave the palace now?"
"Princess, please stay in the palace with peace of mind. Your Majesty said that you cannot leave the palace until the foreign envoys leave."
"But"
"Princess, I know you want to see Mr. Mu, but you will marry him sooner or later, so you are not in a hurry right now?"
Hearing this, Li Lizhi's face instantly turned red and she couldn't help but lightly slap Jiao'er.
"Don't talk nonsense, I, I don't have to marry him."
"Then I will ask His Majesty to cancel your engagement with Muchuan?"
Jiaoer said with a smile and made a gesture of standing up.
"Don't!"
Li Lizhi quickly grabbed Jiaoer.
"Princess, you also said you don't like Muchuan. You don't know how anxious you are."
Jiaoer joked with a smile.
Li Lizhi's face was still bright red, but her heart was beating inexplicably fast.
Did he really fall in love with Muchuan?
Ah sneeze!
Muchuan rubbed his nose and couldn't help but feel speechless.
Why have I been sneezing so much these past two days?
"Master, the store you want has been purchased. Here is the land deed."
At this time, Uncle Zhao walked in with a stack of land deeds.
Muchuan nodded and reached out to take the land deed.
Looking at the land deed in his hand, Muchuan couldn't help but feel excited.
The hotel chain built according to one's own ideas can definitely beat all the inns in Datang.
Hotels are not like commodities that need to worry about transportation.
As long as the sample is well-made, it will not be difficult to open it nationwide.
Besides, Muchuan's hotels are not just for housing people.
