I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Chapter 84

It was the first time for the father and son to talk seriously and openly after the Xuanwumen incident. With the appetizers prepared by Zhang Nuo, the father and son drank very happily.

Li Yuan began to imagine his heroic figure in raiding Goryeo from thousands of miles away, while Li Shimin couldn't forget the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven after he returned from Beijing.

At this moment, the father and son are not worried about not being able to do it.In their view, what Emperor Sui Yang failed to do doesn't mean they couldn't do it, and the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang was always miraculous, God knows there are still hidden methods that he hasn't shown yet.

While drinking, the father and son chatted about other things. In fact, in the final analysis, this is the biological father and son, which cannot be changed no matter what.

Li Yuan also figured it out. From now on, he will leave the Great Tang to his second son. Just as the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang said, it is inconvenient to be an emperor.

Li Yuan, who wanted to understand, let go of his mind completely, and started drinking with Li Shimin.

And Li Shimin began to tell all kinds of amazing stories from the time he met Zhang Nuo. The more he told Li Yuan, the happier he was. funny kids.

The more he thought about it, the more fun he got. Li Yuan rolled his eyes, and immediately put on a dying expression, grabbed Li Shimin's hand and said,

"Erlang, I ask you something for my father, you must agree!"

Li Shimin knelt down without saying a word, just joking, this is no longer a conversation between the old emperor and the new emperor, this is the father talking to his second son.

Being able to make my father say a word of begging proves that Li Shimin has not done a good job. This is simply treasonous to the ancients who advocated filial piety, so why not kneel down.

"A son is not filial, but he is sent by his father!"

Li Yuan smiled like an old fox in his heart, but his face still had that expression of dying, and even a teardrop appeared from the corner of his eye.

"Erlang, don't worry, dad won't make things difficult for you, dad just thinks, now that he's getting older, his body is not as good as before."

"It just so happens that shopkeeper Xiaozhang doesn't talk about the delicious food and wine here. Daoist Miaoying and shopkeeper Xiaozhang are both excellent medical experts. I'll spend the rest of my life here in peace!"

"And you sent Xingben here too, so you don't have to worry about my safety, just buy the two neighboring houses and put them together!"

"Your father and I just asked for this, can Erlang agree?"

Li Shimin kowtowed twice, and immediately agreed.

What else can I do, this old man said as if he would die immediately if he is not allowed to live in, he is not at all like the Supreme Emperor who played kissing and drinking games with court ladies and concubines yesterday.

After all, he is an old fox who has been the emperor for nine years. From a rational point of view, the food and drink here are indeed better than those in the palace. fine.

From a scheming point of view, Li Yuan has actually made it clear that Xingben is protecting this place. Doesn't this mean that Xingben is always watching, so don't worry about it?

I've made it clear to you both emotionally and rationally, and you still have the nerve to object?Do you really want to be an unfilial son?

Seeing that Li Shimin agreed, the dying expression on Li Yuan's face disappeared immediately. He helped Li Shimin up with a smile, and even pretended to pat the dust on his body.

Li Shimin was also dumbfounded by his father's behavior. Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy. If I tell you clearly that I was acting just now, what can you do?

The emperor's words are golden and eloquent, and what he says will naturally count!

This can be regarded as a lesson taught by the old emperor to the new emperor. I will tell you by precept and deed, shame is a fart, as long as it can be exchanged for benefits, what's the use of shame?

But thinking about it, I have to buy a few houses next to it, Li Shimin's teeth hurt, it's all money!

After all, if you want to conceal your identity, then you can't give the house directly, you can only buy it with money, which means you have to pay for it from internal funds.

This made Li Shimin who had just received a small sum of money a toothache, but in order to show his filial piety, he took out the money.

"Father, it's easy to come to shopkeeper Xiao Zhang to recuperate, but what about the servants in your palace?"

Li Yuan was startled, and after a moment of silence, he said in a muffled voice,

"I only bring Zhongwu alone, and the rest of the servants and maids are up to you, whether you dismiss them or transfer them to other palaces, whatever you want, I will not be the emperor in the future, but just an old man living in the shopkeeper's house gone."

Li Shimin fell silent for a rare moment, this is the best way to deal with this matter, is he going to take the initiative to send both the maid and the servant?

Leaving aside, just because these people can help the Supreme Emperor slip out of the palace without letting him know, one knows that they are all loyal to Li Yuan.

If these people are sent to Li Yuan's side again, God knows what troubles will arise again.

Li Shimin's heart was broken, and he replied respectfully,

"Zhongwu has been with the father for many years, and he should follow. The rest of the children and officials will be properly accommodated. The father may return to the palace at any time, and Jinyang Palace cannot be left empty."

There is nothing wrong with Li Shimin's words. You, Li Yuan, have come out, but maybe you will go back to the palace after staying for two days. Could it be that you have removed all the maids?

But another meaning, in fact, is to tell Li Yuan, don't worry about your people, I don't dare to kill them, let alone take them, just leave them in your palace to fend for themselves.

Li Yuan sighed silently in his heart, and nodded calmly, this is already the best ending.

If they were not arranged in this way, they would all be emperors. Naturally, the emperor is the most suspicious profession in the world. If such a group of people were not arranged in this way, Li Shimin would find a reason to kill them one by one sooner or later.

Now that this matter has been settled, there is no need to continue the discussion. Talking too much will be a bit unreasonable.

After all, Li Yuan crushed Li Shimin in terms of experience, so he took the initiative to change the subject and said,

"In this thieves village, the chief is Zhen, and the second chief is Xiao Zhang. Which general do you plan to send to the third chief?"

Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard the words, Huo Huo, this is an open chat today, is it so open?

What does Li Yuan mean by this, I just asked clearly, who do you Li Shimin plan to send to supervise this army.

But Li Shimin has really been thinking about this matter all the time, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about. It is not normal for him not to send talents.

After much deliberation, suddenly my eyes lit up,

"Royal father, do you think it's most suitable for this village of thieves to be a thieves?"

Li Yuan laughed out loud when he heard the words, he knew who it was, he was really a wonderful person.

Chapter 85 Agreement reached

Cheng Yaojin, this is a character who frequently appears in film and television dramas in later generations. Although there are many adaptations, jokes are not nonsense, and adaptations cannot be made up.

One thing is recorded in the history books, that is, Cheng Yaojin was indeed born in the thieves village, and it was the first village of Wagangzhai back then, so he can be said to be a professional thieves.

In the profession of thieves, Cheng Yaojin was comparable to Cheng Yaojin. Among the top military generals in the Tang Dynasty, there was probably only Qin Qiong, who was also a thieves in Wagangzhai.

As for Li Yuan and his son, what they were talking about at this time was naturally Cheng Yaojin.

But Li Shimin thought about it, and suddenly changed his mind.

"No, I'm suddenly restless at this moment, and I even have a sudden whim. I always have a premonition that Shopkeeper Zhang is going to make a big deal, and it's not enough to pay for it one way!"

Li Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then pondered carefully, and suddenly nodded heavily,

"That's right, this shopkeeper Zhang is not simple. I'm afraid something big will happen. I've always been rigorous. I've been shopping in Chang'an for a while, but today I just looked at the shopkeeper Zhang, and I got close to him for no reason. I met you."

"I think there must be something magical about this shopkeeper Xiaozhang, and I also feel that it's not enough for that idiot who wants to eat gold one way."

Li Shimin also nodded, then gritted his teeth and said seriously,

"Li Jing, Chai Shao, Xiaogong and other ministries must guard against the Turks, and Niu Jinda guards the northern part of Liaobei. They simply follow Zhijie's (Cheng Yaojin)'s Youwuwei, Shubao's (Qin Qiong's) Zuowuwei, Jingde (Written by Yuchi Gong) each of the imperial guards mobilized part of their forces."

"Zhijie, Shubao, and Jingde are all in the stockade to act as thieves. Anyway, they don't have to be on duty all day. The stockade is also outside Chang'an City. I'm afraid they won't find anyone!"

"Shubao fought dozens of bloody battles for me, Li Tang, and bled several times. His health is not as good as before. He happened to come to Shopkeeper Xiaozhang to recuperate his body."

Li Yuan didn't speak, just nodded, military power is the most sensitive, since he has abdicated, he won't dictate this matter, it will only tear up the father-son relationship that has just progressed.

Moreover, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Yu Chigong mentioned just now were all involved in the Xuanwumen Incident and murdered his sons Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

He could have no resentment towards Li Shimin, because he was his son, but towards these few people, his attitude was normal.

Seeing that Li Yuan didn't speak, Li Shimin knew that he, the emperor's father, had acquiesced.

It's no wonder that he mobilized the troops, it was because he was inexplicably agitated, always felt that shopkeeper Xiao Zhang had to do something big when he went to Korea this time, so he mobilized three generals in one go.

You know, these three are all generals who have been appointed Dukes of the state and commanded an army alone, and now they are small leaders in a thieves village with a total of 1 people.

But Li Shimin had no choice but to do this, these were his most trusted generals, and it was impossible for him to get along with his father in harmony.

Only these few are in the army, so Li Shimin doesn't have to worry that this army will eventually rise up.

It's just that it will take some work to persuade these famous generals to become thieves in the past!

But these are the most troublesome things in the future. Now that things have been negotiated, I can't stay here forever. After all, I'm not in the palace, and many things are inconvenient.

When Li Yuan and Li Shimin came out, Changsun Wuji and Xingben who were waiting far away were relieved, only Zhang Nuo didn't feel it.

In his opinion, no matter how cautious the father and son are with such a large investment, it is normal. Let alone the real money, the investment in the network alone is a large sum.

After all, favors are easy to owe but difficult to pay back.

What is he? It is equivalent to obtaining the plundering certificate of the armed merchant group of the Great Voyage Age. As long as you get it, you will really be the same as those legendary pirate kings in the rotten country.

To go abroad is to do business and slaughter a few fat sheep by the way, the vicious pirate king who travels all over the world;

Returning to the country, that is the gentle and gentle wandering in the aristocratic class, the upper-class aristocrats who are rich and invincible.

Although for other countries and nations, such pirates are simply cruel and hypocritical to the extreme, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil.

But for the people of the corrupt country, such a pirate king is a blessing. It can not only bring back a large amount of tax revenue and rare commodities, but also protect the safety of the country's merchant ships. much better.

It can be said that the corrupt country can become an empire on which the sun never sets, to a large extent, thanks to the pirates of its own country. They not only brought charts, upgraded navigation technology, but also brought generous taxes, making the corrupt country Can further build the Imperial Fleet.

Now what Zhang Nuo has to do is to establish Datang's pirate force.However, the current pirate army is just a bandit army, let alone go to sea, it is estimated that there will be few who can swim by then.

But the temporary predicament doesn't matter, Zhang Nuo has already got the promise from Lao Li and his son, and in less than half a month, the manpower will be in place.

What Zhang Nuo has to do is to cooperate with Lao Li to settle the farms outside the city and build a village that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. At that time, these soldiers and generals will definitely move there with their children.

Zhang Nuo's calves were trembling right now, mother, a village with tens of thousands of people, how much would it cost to pay back, how much would it cost just to buy the land?

Not to mention the need to prepare self-plowing fields for the families of these soldiers, the addition is simply scary.

But Uncle Li, who just met today, patted his chest and promised to take care of everything. The money can be given slowly. Anyway, according to the share at that time, the [-]% that the Li family should give will definitely be in place.

Seeing that he spoke resolutely, Zhang Nuo also nodded.

Changsun Wuji was in a daze today. He had been in a daze since he knew that shopkeeper Xiao Zhang was going to get a private army to attack Korea, to be precise, to rob Korea.

As a result, before he could figure it out, the Supreme Emperor appeared, and then the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty seemed to have reconciled, and then the Supreme Emperor became the master of the thieves stockade?

Then it was only a small team of 2000 people, but somehow it swelled to [-] to [-]. God, it is really possible to build a large army outside Chang'an City that does not belong to the Twelve Guards, and can go abroad to fight by itself. ?

Although shopkeeper Xiao Zhang is capable, after all, he is just a young man who is not as young as a weak crown. Do the two majesties believe too much?

There are not just one or two problems that need to be persuaded and resolved. I really don't know how much trouble will be caused in the court.

But Changsun Wuji shut his mouth wisely, joking, the decision made jointly by the two previous emperors, you rush up and say not to do it at this time, that is not persuasion, it is courting death, even Wei Heizi has no such courage.

Chapter 86

The three of Li Shimin and his party finally boarded the carriage back to the palace after they had settled on the general matters and agreed to discuss them in detail three days later.

Zhang Nuo finally heaved a sigh of relief, and finally finished the most difficult part.

Without the participation of Lao Li and his son, this matter is really difficult. It can even be said that if Lao Li's identity as the royal family is not used, this matter is basically unnecessary and absolutely impossible.

After all, right next to Chang'an, let alone [-], even a thieves stockade with [-] or [-] generals would endanger the safety of the capital, wouldn't it?

It is said that it is only robbed abroad, but if the robbing is successful, a guy will also come to the domestic caravan or something, who can bear it?

It can even be said that as long as Zhang Nuo starts to recruit people on a large scale, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Metropolitan Water Supervision Department will probably come to his door, and then the rebel leader will have to be arrested in a short time.

Only with the help of the signboard of the Li family in Jinyang and the approval of the Ministry of War, can a serious person be allowed to work with a certificate and rob according to law.

Zhang Nuo was actually prepared for Lao Li to refuse before, after all, this matter is too big, so it is reasonable for Lao Li to refuse.

But if Lao Li refuses, then he will go to the Northeast with the money, and then recruit local people, and become a professional thieves through and through.

But I never thought that this old Li is a relative of the emperor, he is really courageous, probably because he thinks there is money in it, and there are meritorious deeds, so he invested his money to join.

Zhang Nuo, who thought he had already found out the reason why Lao Li and his son joined, never would have thought that before the business started, there were already two emperors among the three heads of the Thief Village.

Even before the men and horses arrived, three generals had been booked to be the heads of the thieves.

At this time, Li Shimin, who had already returned to the palace, was looking at the three generals in front of him with a serious face, waiting for their reply.

Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong, and Qin Qiong, the three of them had just received the notification from the servants and rushed over. They thought there was some urgent military affairs, but when they met, Li Shimin's first words stunned them.

"Three lovers, I am now the third head of a thieves village, and the chief is the Supreme Emperor. The three loves are all experienced and senior thieves. Can you help me!"

Cheng Yaojin didn't say anything, the expression on his face was as if he had opened a dyeing workshop, and even Qin Qiong, who was usually steady, was also eyelid twitching at this moment.

Fortunately, it was Li Shimin who said this. If other people said so, it is estimated that the three of them would have already picked up the guy and beat someone.

Is this human?

What is an experienced senior thieves?

Isn't it just that he was a hero in Wagangzhai for a few days back then? It seems that he has been a good man for many years and was dragged back to his old business.