blenderwars Chapter 630 Painting a Boat
Chapter 630 Painting a Boat
Chapter 630 Painting a Boat
"I see Your Majesty." Hou Junji saluted respectfully.
Li Shimin said lightly: "Excuse me."
Hou Junji straightened his body, stood there with lowered eyebrows, thinking about what Li Shimin suddenly called him for.
Yesterday the border sent an urgent report from eight hundred miles away, so he naturally got the news.
Although he knew that it was unlikely that Li Shimin would summon him to discuss matters, he still changed his clothes and asked people to prepare his horse.
In the end, he was naturally not among the people Li Shimin summoned.
Not reconciled, Hou Junji sent someone to investigate.
Although the content of the urgent report could not be investigated, it was found that the urgent report was sent from Songzhou.
As a result, Hou Junji also breathed a sigh of relief.
What he was afraid of was that if Li Shimin excluded him from the urgent report from the grassland, it would mean that Li Shimin had no plans to use him.
Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji with complicated eyes.
For Hou Junji, Li Shimin had great expectations.
Otherwise, when Li Jing refused to teach Hou Junji the art of war, he would not personally ask Li Jing to teach Hou Junji.
In terms of commanding troops alone, apart from Li Jing and Li Ji, no one in the Tang Dynasty can surpass Hou Junji.
Of course, whether it is Su Dingfang or Xue Rengui, they are definitely better than Hou Junji.
It's just that the two haven't shown their talents yet, let alone Xue Rengui, and for some reasons, Li Shimin didn't reuse Su Dingfang.
"Tibetan invaded Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun was defeated, and asked for help from the Tang Dynasty. Tubo is ambitious. Once it annexes Tuyuhun, it will border the Tang Dynasty. For the sake of future stability, Tubo must not be allowed to annex Tuyuhun. I am going to let you lead the army." Li Shimin Said.
A gleam of joy flashed across Hou Junji's face, he quickly restrained himself, and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely fight back Tubo and prevent Tubo from succeeding."
Although there are many opportunities to make meritorious service in the grassland, he understands that he cannot be the coach.
In this way, the credit he can get will be reduced.
It was different to fight against Tubo, although he did not have much credit, but he was the main general, so naturally he had the most credit.
At that time, do something to make the Tuyuhun royal family extinct. After defeating Tubo, they will annex Tuyuhun, which is the achievement of opening up the territory.
Not to mention returning to the original job, there may be a further step.
Thinking of this, Hou Junji's heart was filled with enthusiasm.
Just when Hou Junji was imagining that he would return with great achievements and get some rewards, Li Shimin said: "No, what I mean is that we can't let Tubo annex Tuyuhun, but we can't really fight Tubo either. The best way is Force Tubo to retreat."
The joy on Hou Junji's face disappeared in an instant, and Li Shimin's words were like a basin of cold water, directly extinguishing the hope that had just been ignited in his heart.
Forcing Tubo to retreat, even if it is done, how much credit will it have?
"What? You can't do it?" Seeing Hou Junji standing there in a daze, Li Shimin asked with a frown.
Hou Junji came back to his senses, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, I just feel that if we just force Tubo to retreat, then Tubo will still invade Tuyuhun after they understand Tang's intentions. honest."
No matter how much dissatisfaction he had in his heart, he dared not express it in front of Li Shimin.
But he still wanted to try again.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Now Datang's main energy is on the grassland. There are no extra troops and supplies, so we can only delay it first. Only when the battle on the grassland is over can we free up our hands."
When Hou Junji heard this, he understood that there was no room for change in this matter, and Datang now did not have the ability to support multi-line operations.
"Your Majesty, what if Tubo still doesn't retreat? What should I do?" Hou Junji asked.
Although it is said that the general will not accept the order of the foreign emperor, but how many people really dare to do this?
During the Warring States Period, Lian Po and Li Mu disobeyed the emperor's order, and were directly deprived of military power by King Zhao and laid off.
Even Yue Fei had to compromise under Song Gaozong's intervention.
Looking at the ancient and modern times, how many people have truly accepted the orders of the emperors outside?
This sentence is actually the same as the prince breaking the law and the common people are guilty of the same crime.
Which emperor in history did not make mistakes?The most serious thing is nothing more than committing a crime against oneself.
Could it be that the emperor killed someone unjustly, and found out afterwards, should he pay for their lives?
Hou Junji knew very well that Li Shimin was a person with a strong desire to control, and if he was forced to fight Tubo at that time, Li Shimin would definitely not say anything afterwards, and would reward him.
But Li Shimin will definitely have a grudge against him, and he will have to stay at home for the elderly in the future.
Li Shimin pondered for a while, and said: "I will give you 2 people. If Tubo doesn't retreat, you can fight on a small scale once or twice, so that Tubo can know how powerful the Tang Dynasty is."
According to intelligence, Tubo only has about 20 soldiers and horses, and the country of Tubo is also unstable, so there will not be too few soldiers left behind.
Tubo attacked Tuyuhun with a maximum of about 15 soldiers and horses. Now that Tubo has occupied some Tuyuhun territory, the soldiers and horses are bound to be scattered.
Li Shimin is very confident in the fighting power of the Tang army. As long as 2 people are not ambushed by Tubo, even if they encounter 10 people, they can retreat unscathed.
"Your Majesty understands, and I will live up to His Majesty's expectations."
Hou Junji was a little happy in his heart, as long as it is not completely forbidden to fight with Tubo, the battlefield changes rapidly, and there will always be opportunities.
"The war is urgent. You take my warrant and go directly to the camp outside the city to gather troops and set off immediately tomorrow." Li Shimin said.
"Yes."
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Hou Junji left the palace with the warrant, and did not go to the barracks immediately, but returned home first, explained to his eldest son Hou De, and then went to the barracks to enlist troops.
Hou De got the order, and after Hou Junji left, he went to the painting boat he often went to.
"Young master has not been here for a long time, but Miss Qingqing has been looking forward to you for a long time." The old bustard laughed.
In fact, Hou De is a frequent visitor here, but for the brothel, it is a wish for customers to live here every day, especially a big spender like Hou De.
"Haha, my son is naturally here to find Miss Qingqing." Hou De laughed.
"Come on, guide Hou Xiaogong to Qingqing's house." The old bustard shouted.
The boy leading the way took Hou De to Miss Qingqing's door, knocked on the door and shouted: "Miss Qingqing, Mr. Hou is here."
Not long after, the door of the room was opened, and a woman in a pale pink dress came out.
The woman wears light makeup, her skin is better than snow, she is extremely beautiful, her complexion is beautiful, and she has a sense of fragility on her body, which makes people feel pity.
"Young master, please come inside." Qingqing said with a smile.
Hou De nodded and walked in.
Qingqing closed the door and led Hou De into the inner room.
"Go outside and watch." Qingqing said to the maid.
The maid nodded and backed out.
"Sir, please sit down."
After Hou De sat down, Qingqing poured a cup of tea for Hou De.
Hou De put his arms around Qingqing, Qingqing didn't resist, and sat in Hou De's arms.
"Young master, it's been a long time since I came to see him." Qingqing said with a mocking reproach as she brushed her hand across Hou De's chest.
(End of this chapter)