Datang: Stop pretending, you are a peerless expert

Li Shimin returned to Chang'an City, entered the Chengtian Gate, and entered the Taiji Hall.

Don't change clothes, just go to court like this.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Li Shimin said:

"It has been two years since the expedition last year."

"I and all the soldiers will destroy Goguryeo and Baekje and recover Silla."

"It also turned the land of Liaodong into a fertile field thousands of miles away, and the first season's grain also arrived in Chang'an City."

"In this battle, I have opened up thousands of miles of territory, and it is really God's blessing to the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin meant to brag, but it was also the truth.

The land of Liaodong has never been owned by the Central Plains dynasty, even if the nomadic forces there are defeated, they cannot be effectively ruled.

But this time the land reclamation allowed the Central Plains Dynasty to firmly control Liaodong and completely control the Koryo Peninsula.

The ministers heard what Li Shimin said, and they danced together.

"These are the emperor's brilliance and martial arts, the talents of the sky."

"The mighty emperor Tianwei is invincible in every attack."

"Your Majesty is wise."

All the ministers flattered blindly, although they all knew it was all because of Su Yu.

Without Su Yu, Li Shimin might not be able to win Goguryeo after a hard battle.

Li Shimin was very happy.

"The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War discussed together how to determine the merits of the generals this time."

"Wait, all rewards."

Li Shimin laughed.

The general following the expedition said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Okay, let's retreat."

Li Shimin got up and went back to the harem, and entered the Lizheng Hall.

Empress Changsun waited for Li Shimin to retire in the palace.

"Chen and concubine meet the emperor."

Empress Changsun paid homage.

"Avalokitesvara, please get up."

Li Shimin helped the queen to sit down.

Mo Yu and a group of maids came to serve Li Shimin and change his clothes.

He fetched water again and helped Li Shimin take a bath.

The queen is waiting outside, these things are not what the queen should do.

After washing up, Li Shimin came out.

The queen poured tea for Li Shimin, sat down and said, "When Duke Wei returned to the court last year, he heard that the emperor was opening up wasteland in Liaodong. Not long ago, he saw grain from Liaodong."

"The concubines and the people in the palace ate it, and felt that the food was better than that in Guanzhong."

The grain was transported back to Chang'an City a lot, and the queen went to see it at that time, and the grains were very full.

Cooking with grain from Liaodong, the queen feels really fragrant.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "That boy Su Yu said that the grain grown in Liaodong is the best."

"I'm still thinking about taking the opportunity to make a fortune."

Such good grain should be able to make money if it is sold in the Yangzhou area of ​​the Central Plains.

The queen laughed and said: "As the king of a country, the emperor actually became a grain merchant."

Whenever there is something good, the first thing that comes to mind is to do business to make money. Li Shimin was completely turned into a money fan by Su Yu.

"Next time I go to Liaodong, I will take you with me."

"You should also take a look at the black land in Liaodong, it's really good."

"When Su Yu told me that Liaodong could become the granary of the Tang Dynasty, I thought he was joking."

"After the wasteland was reclaimed and harvested, I really believed it."

Li Shimin exclaimed.

When Li Shimin said that he wanted to conquer Goguryeo, the ministers in the court were divided into two factions. On the one hand, they felt that the conquest was necessary, and on the other, they thought it was a great achievement.

Su Yu was in favor of attacking Goguryeo on the grounds that Liaodong, the land of abundance, could be used as the granary of the Tang Dynasty.

When Li Shimin arrived in Anshi City, he saw a wasteland forest at a glance.

At that time, I felt cheated by Su Yu.

The queen said: "Your Majesty, you said that this Su Yu has never been to Liaodong, how does he know that Liaodong is fertile?"

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "This kid seems to know everything about the world's mountains, rivers and geography."

"Eastern Liaodong has been a land outside China since ancient times, and no one would think of farming there."

"This kid is good. Not only does he know that the land is fertile, but he also has a very detailed topographic map of Liaodong."

With that said, Li Shimin asked Mo Yu to bring over the map on his body.

Just put it in the bathroom.

Mo Yu immediately went to take it out and carefully presented it to the queen.

Spread it out on the table, Li Shimin pointed to the map and said, "Look at it, how detailed it is."

When Liaodong was reclaimed, the map in Su Yu's hand is now with Li Shimin.

They don't recognize the various symbols on the map, and the names of places are all in simplified characters, and some of them can only guess.

"It's something we don't understand."

The queen shook her head and said.

Li Shimin smiled and said: "This kid taught me how to see."

"This is called a contour line. This is a scale. You know the Arabic numerals. According to this scale, and then multiplied by this distance, it is the actual distance."

Li Shimin took out another small ruler to demonstrate to the queen.

"No, my concubine feels a headache."

The queen shook her head and said.

Apparently, the queen is bad at math.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I was also given a headache by Su Yu at that time."

After collecting the ruler and map, Li Shimin took a sip of tea.

"I also brought back a tiger skin."

Li Shimin said.

"Come here, bring in my tiger skin."

Mo Yu immediately went to deliver the decree.

Not long after, an eunuch found it among the things Li Shimin had brought back.

Entering with the box in his arms, the eunuch put the box on the table.

Open the box, revealing a tiger head.

The palace maid screamed in fright.

Although the Siberian tiger is dead, the tiger's prestige is still there. These court ladies are timid and frightened.

"Come on, pull the tiger skin off."

They found four courageous court ladies and opened the tiger's skin.

The queen exclaimed: "The concubine heard that the emperor shot and killed the big worm in the snow field, is this one?"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "That's right, this is it."

The queen touched the tiger's head, and then the tiger's skin, which was very thick.

"I didn't expect the tigers in Liaodong to be so big, twice the size of our Guanzhong."

The queen has seen tiger skins, and even real tigers.

"Isn't it? I was frightened and stupid at the time."

"I was shocked at the time, but I immediately picked up the bow and arrow and shot him to death with one arrow."

Li Shimin almost told his scandal.

The maid next to him looked at Li Shimin with admiration.

I didn't expect the middle-aged emperor to be so powerful.

The queen knew in her heart that Su Yu must have hunted and killed her, but she would definitely not expose it.

"The emperor has a body of ten thousand gold, how can he take risks with his own body?"

The queen scolded.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "You forgot that I once hunted and killed big bugs near Mayi."

"This time it's just a little bigger, there's no danger."

The queen naturally remembered that Li Shimin was considered a hero at that time, but now he has a big belly.
The queen sighed in her heart: Time is like a pig-killing knife
"Give it to the embroiderer in the palace. When it's done, it can be spread on the dragon chair."

said the Queen.

Li Shimin also wanted to show off, and said: "Just do it according to the queen's wishes, and throw yourself on the dragon chair in the court when it's done."

"The so-called cloud follows the dragon and the wind follows the tiger, now the dragon and the tiger are complete."

Li Shimin thought he was wonderful.

The maid immediately put the tiger skin into the box and took it to the embroiderer.

"The concubine heard that the emperor brought back the treasure king of Goguryeo and the prince of Baekje."

"What is the emperor going to do with it?"

the queen asked.