Datang Fenghua Road

"It's not good, Your Majesty, now the Crystal Palace has to lose thousands of dollars every day, and the ministers can't hold on anymore!"

"Don't talk about losing a thousand guans, even if you lose [-] guans, you can't turn it off!" Li Shimin was furious and his face was ashen.

"That's according to Your Majesty's will?" The eldest grandson Wuji was worthy of the old fox, his eyes turned slightly, and he quietly kicked the ball to the emperor.

Li Shimin snorted angrily: "I will bear the loss, and the supermarket must not be closed." He glanced at Changsun Wuji, then looked at the other ministers in the room, and said coldly: "Not only can the supermarket not be closed, No industry in the mutual market can be closed, and I want to keep this mutual market flourishing, whether it is one year, two years, three years..."

Several ministers looked at each other in dismay, and the eldest grandson Wuji said cautiously: "Your Majesty, since then, the deficit has been huge, and I am afraid that the national treasury cannot afford it."

"Then from my private treasury!" Li Shimin shouted violently, "If my private treasury is not enough, I will use the queen's, and if the queen is not enough, I will call the concubine's..."

It's completely unreasonable, and Jun Jun is not so irritable.Empress Zhangsun suddenly sighed and came over and whispered, "Your Majesty, forget it."

Her eyes were like water, looking at the dark night outside, she said faintly: "If Yue'er never comes back, we can't keep this mutual market. Even if you grit your teeth and stand up to the deficit, you will only keep an empty shelf, which looks like a god, and it is in vain. Sad."

Li Shimin snorted angrily and slammed his fist on the table.

At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the yard, and then someone shouted respectfully: "Your Majesty, Li Chong, the leader of the Baiqi Division, has come to report something."

"Come in!" Li Shimin drank, still with anger in his voice.

The armor jingled, and soon a young man entered the courtyard, it was Li Chong, the leader of the Hundred Knights.After he entered the yard, he first knelt down and bowed, then got up and walked into the house.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Li Shimin waved his hand irritably, and said coldly, "If it's about Chang'an, I won't listen."

Li Chong coughed lightly, hesitated for a while, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, this matter does involve Chang'an, but this minister thinks that you have to listen."

Li Shimin gave a "hmm" and stared at Li Chong coldly with piercing eyes.The young leader of the Baiqi Division has always been very obedient, but now he contradicts his orders face to face, obviously something he has to report.

The emperor pondered for a while, then waved his hand suddenly, and said lightly: "If that's the case, you can say it. Picking up the important things, I'm very upset and don't want to listen to the details."

"Yes!" Li Chong respectfully agreed, cleared his throat, and replied directly: "Three days ago, His Majesty, the wife of the Marquis of Jingyang, Tian Doudou and others were allowed to leave the mutual market, and Liu Heishi and Li Fenghua, the retainers of the Marquis of Jingyang, left together. Be protected. They walked hundreds of miles for three days, almost non-stop, and ran away all the way."

"Ah!" Li Shimin sighed heavily, his eyes were a little sentimental, and he murmured: "Those girls are very good, they would rather abandon their glory and wealth, but also go to find a husband, how can I not allow them to leave."

Li Chong didn't dare to accept this, and continued to report on his affairs again, then said: "Your Majesty, this minister was assigned by you to accompany you all the way to protect him, but he was killed this morning and lost the traces of Tian Doudou and others."

boom--

Li Shimin slammed the table abruptly, his tiger's eyes flashing fiercely, and he said angrily, "You said they were killed by snipers?"

"Not bad!" Li Chong nodded solemnly. He glanced at the emperor and said cautiously: "The other party is all dead soldiers. Judging from his martial arts skills, it seems to be, it seems to be..."

Li Shimin suddenly waved his hand to stop him, and said lightly: "You don't need to say, I know where those people came from." The emperor's face was a little ugly, and his expression was obviously very sad.

At this moment, the eldest grandson suddenly asked Li Chong, "You just said that you were going to Tian Doudou and others. Could it be that they were in danger? Your Majesty asked you to be the leader of the Hundred Knights, so you will serve the royal family like this?"

Li Chong smiled wryly, and said with a frowning face: "Mother, there are 500 dead men on the other side, all of them are desperadoes. At that time, because I was secretly protecting, I only brought thirty horses to go, but they all died in battle."

When he said this, he suddenly stretched out his arm, lifted off his armor, and said, "This minister himself was shot twice. If he didn't think about coming back to report, he would surely die there."

The eldest grandson Muran, Li Chong's stab wound on his arm was deep enough to see the bones, obviously he had exerted great force.

Such a loyal person can naturally no longer be reprimanded.

Li Chong's eyes turned and suddenly said again: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, please rest assured that you two, although there are many dead men, but they did not get any benefits."

He said that there was a hint of joy, and then continued: "At that time, the situation was critical, and suddenly a destitute young Taoist appeared. This man was dressed in shabby clothes, but his martial arts were really amazing. The wife of my junior brother? Like a meteor flying over, and like a tiger descending the mountain, he rushed into the group of dead soldiers and fought for a while, one sword at a time, like chopping melons and vegetables."

Zhangsun's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Very good, very good, Ben Gong is still worried about Doudou's safety, so it turns out that someone went to save them." The queen's face brightened, she just said a few words, suddenly frowned, and again He became worried and asked Li Chong: "There is only one Taoist priest, but the other party has five hundred dead soldiers. Even if he is strong in martial arts, I am afraid that he will not be able to defeat those people, right?"

Li Chong hurriedly said: "Don't worry, madam, there is not only one Taoist priest, don't forget, there are also Li Fenghua and Liu Heishi who protect Tian Doudou..."

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and suddenly said, "The most important thing is that at the end of the fight, the Marquis of Jingyang suddenly appeared."

"Ah?" Zhangsun exclaimed, covering his mouth with both hands.

Li Shimin stood up abruptly, his eyes flashed, and he shouted: "Speak clearly, I want you to explain what happened at the time, word for word. How did the stinky boy show up, is he injured?"

The emperor suddenly shouted, Li Chong shuddered subconsciously, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, how could the Marquis of Jingyang be injured? When he appeared, he was carrying a strange iron tube on his shoulders and shouted: Dare to touch this woman. , eat me a shot..."

Chapter 206 It turns out he was going to Liaodong to do something

"Eat him?" Li Shimin asked in confusion, subconsciously, "Did the stinky boy show up with a red-clothed cannon? No, no, the red-clothed cannon weighs thousands of pounds. Although he has deep internal strength, I'm afraid he can't carry it. That thing."

Li Chong said: "Your Majesty is wise, the red-clothed cannons used by the Marquis of Jingyang are definitely not red-clothed cannons." He glanced at the emperor cautiously, and said in a low voice: "The red-clothed cannon minister has seen it before. Killing people with force. If it is against green forest masters or cavalry, the power will be greatly reduced."

Li Shimin nodded slowly, and said calmly: "I know about this. The brat once said that red cannons are only suitable for attacking and defending cities, not against mobile troops, unless they are all replaced with flowering bombs..."

Zhangsun Wuji suddenly spoke up and said, "But the explosives are too expensive. Although the Marquis of Jingyang presented the secret recipe of gunpowder to the imperial court, the Ministry of Industry is gradually able to manufacture some, but the explosives are still unable to be manufactured, mainly because they do not master the bomb fuze well. The Marquis of Jingyang once said that this problem needs to be comprehensively upgraded in order to be able to solve it."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile, "Wuji, don't take the topic too far. Right now, I'm concerned about the stinky boy, and I'll talk about the issue of the bomb in the future."

Changsun Wuji nodded, bowed his hands and made a salute, jokingly said: "Your Majesty has not seen a smile on his face for many days, and the clouds finally cleared up tonight."

Li Shimin laughed loudly, turned to Li Chong and said, "Continue talking, what happened afterwards? Did the brat tell you when he will come back?"

"This..." Li Chong frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Lord Hou asked the minister to convey a poem."

"Poetry?" Li Shimin was taken aback, and said with a smile: "Does this brat want to learn from the ancient sages, and use poetry to remonstrate, highlighting elegance?"

He glanced at Li Chong and waved his hand: "Read it, let me listen."

Li Chong nodded quickly, he coughed lightly, and recited as he recalled: "The city's towers serve Sanqin, and the wind and smoke look at Wujin. I want to part with you, and I am also a traveler. There are confidants in the sea, and the ends of the world are like neighbors. The children will be on the towel together."

hiss--

Everyone in the room gasped, and Zhangsun Wuji suddenly sighed and murmured: "In the past, Xie Lingyun of the Southern Jin Dynasty praised Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms, and once said that there is only one stone in the world. Today, it seems that Xie Lingyun is clearly wrong, his comments are wrong, the talent in the world, the Marquis of Jingyang at least monopolizes nine battles..."

Several other ministers kept nodding their heads, clearly agreeing with Changsun Wuji's praise.

Only Li Shimin's face was very ugly. The emperor snorted coldly and said angrily: "What did he mean by writing this poem? Say goodbye to me?

Li Chong swallowed and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is one more song!" Li Shimin was startled, and shouted: "Why didn't you say it earlier, read it to me quickly. If you dare to mother-in-law and mother, be careful that you will lose your head. "

Li Chong shuddered with fright, and seeing the emperor was about to get angry again, he didn't dare to delay, and quickly said: "The land in Guanzhong is flat, and there are bells in the exchange market outside Guan. Three years have passed in a blink of an eye. "

Li Shimin's eyes moved with a contemplative look on his face. Several ministers in the room looked at each other, Zhangsun Wuji suddenly stroked his long beard and smiled: "The Marquis of Jingyang is telling His Majesty that the strategy set by the Weishui Alliance back then has now come into effect. Yes. After the mutual plundering of wealth, the strength of the grasslands has been greatly reduced, while the strength of our Tang Dynasty has increased dramatically. Your Majesty, we can consider launching a war to destroy the Turks..."

Li Shimin nodded slowly, and then asked Li Chong, "I feel that this poem has a text, right?"

"Your Majesty, Shengming, that's exactly what it is!" Li Chong nodded in agreement, and then added: "There are four more sentences below. Since ancient times, Youyan has been unparalleled in its generosity and tragic journey to the east of Liao.

After reading this, he suddenly closed it, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, that's all, the poet of the Marquis of Jingyang is the best in the world. This minister can only recite it, and he has absolutely no idea what this poem means."

He is a military general and he doesn't understand it, but Li Shimin understands it, as do several ministers in the house.

The emperor suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and the eldest grandson Wuji cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, getting this son is like the emperor of Shu who got a crouching dragon and a phoenix, and it is not far from sweeping the world."