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

Chapter 190

After Du Ruhui came out of Zhang's Restaurant, he went straight to the palace. He knew that the emperor should be in Liangyi Hall at this time.So, without stopping, I went straight to Liangyi Hall.

When Li Shimin heard the servant's report, he was quite puzzled. Why did Du Ruhui come here at this time? Could it be something important?

Asking the servant to bring Du Ruhui in, without even bothering to make Du Ruhui salute, Li Shimin asked directly,

"Keming, is there an urgent military matter?"

Du Ruhui shook his head and said seriously,

"There is no urgent matter, but there is a major matter involving the promotion of military power, which needs to be reported to His Majesty and awaits His Majesty's holy order!"

Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that there was no urgent military situation, but when he heard that there was a major event that could enhance the military strength, his heart that had just been let go immediately lifted up again, and he waved his hand to let all the idlers go out, leaving only a personal eunuch to wait on him. Then he opened his mouth and asked,

"Keming, you can talk to me now!"

Du Ruhui thought about it seriously, beat his belly, and then slowly said from the beginning,

"Today, Weichen went to the shopkeeper Zhang's restaurant in the West Market for dinner, and then ran into the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang who brought Princess Jinyang and Miss Hongyu to dinner."

Du Ruhui specifically mentioned Princess Jinyang, but seeing that His Majesty's face didn't change at all, he knew that His Majesty had already known and acquiesced to this matter, so don't talk too much, let's get down to business.

"At the dinner table, the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang suddenly asked if I could get him a batch of war horses through the relationship with the Ministry of War! Your Majesty, you also know that my court itself is in short supply of war horses. How could it be possible to sell them to him, so I directly Rejected on the spot!"

Speaking of this, Du Ruhui secretly looked at Li Shimin's face again, although he had a lot of reasons, but sometimes when dealing with the emperor, you don't just have to be reasonable.

In the end, Li Shimin did not disappoint Du Ruhui, and actively cooperated and said,

"Don't worry, Aiqing. You are right to refuse. At present, our cavalry is mainly deployed on the northwest border to defend against the Turks. It is impossible to deploy them to serve Xiaozhang's shopkeeper, Korea. Aiqing, as Minister of the Ministry of War, is reasonable to refuse."

Du Ruhui heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Li Shimin said. After all, he did nothing wrong, then cheered up and continued,

"Weichen originally thought that the matter was over, but for the sake of Princess Jinyang and shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, Weichen took the initiative to talk about the matter of the retired horse farm. Weichen originally planned to sell a small batch of young horses in their prime. Retire the horses and give them to shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, let him build a horse farm by himself!"

Li Shimin knew that what Du Ruhui meant by mentioning Li Qingmei was nothing more than to show that Zhang Nuo's face was not enough, and he deliberately sold the royal family's face.

And Li Shimin could tell that, nine times out of ten, that girl Xiao Meizi put pressure on Du Ruhui, otherwise Du Ruhui, a black-hearted bastard, wouldn't have taken the initiative to bring it up.

However, since Du Ruhui didn't say it clearly, he should act as if he didn't know, so why should he take the initiative to take the blame?

Moreover, Du Ruhui's handling was pretty good. On the one hand, he sold Xiaomeizi and Zhang Nuo's face, which was also regarded as giving him Li Shimin's face. On the other hand, he did not infringe on the interests of the court. After all, he was already a retired horse, so he was not in active service. Yes, just sell part of it, Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of War, can make his own decisions.

Maybe with Zhang Nuo's strong financial resources, he could develop a new large racecourse for Guochao.

"But who would have thought that after hearing the news, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang excitedly told Weichen that he would buy retired war horses on a large scale. He said that he had a way to bring these war horses back to the battlefield, and he could also permanently solve the wear and tear on the hoof armor of the war horses. The problem!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin's reaction was exactly the same as Du Ruhui's at the beginning. He stood up abruptly and asked repeatedly,

"Keming, are you serious?"

Du Ruhui arched his hands and said with a wry smile,

"Weichen also asked the same question at the time, but the shopkeeper Xiaozhang made it clear that he did have a way, but he would only come up with this way if we sold his war horses! Moreover, what he meant probably didn't mean hundreds of horses. The war horse can be dispatched!"

Li Shimin sat down on the chair after hearing this, and then started scratching his head, what the hell is this disaster!

To be honest, he believed in what Zhang Nuo said could solve the wear and tear of the horseshoe armor, but it was because he could solve this problem that he had a headache!

He also knew why Du Ruhui wanted to find him, this matter is really not a matter of war horses!

This little shopkeeper obviously intends to make enough money at once, and plans to buy the original retired war horses in large quantities!

But there is a problem here. They all know that these retired warhorses can go to the battlefield again, so who is willing to sell them? What is the difference between this and selling the active warhorses?

Although those generals have not paid much attention to these retired horses for the time being, in fact, as long as the Ministry of War has a way to return the retired horses to active service, then these generals who want to be crazy about cavalry will definitely rush to the horse farm to grab them. horse.

At that time, let them know that someone has taken away [-] war horses in advance, let alone the Ministry of War, even his Liangyi Hall may have to be overturned, and there will definitely be a storm in the court.

This kind of matter is indeed beyond Du Ruhui's ability to solve.

Without Zhang Nuo's method, the retired war horses could not be re-serviced, and as long as they got this method, the retired war horses would be re-serviced, but Zhang Nuo had to take away a large number of retired war horses.

However, even if Du Ruhui had handed over this matter to him, Li Shimin had nothing to do, there was no solution to this shit.

After much deliberation, he couldn't think of any good solution, so Li Shimin became irritable, and simply said,

"Keming, let's put this matter on hold for the time being. Tomorrow, you and I will go together. Let's take some retired war horses to have a look first. If the solution is really good, we can discuss it later!"

Perhaps thinking that saying that would hurt his emperor's face too much, Li Shimin quickly added,

"This kid is already a sworn brother to me, and now he is about to become my brother-in-law. No matter what, I have to give me this face. When the time comes, even if I am shameless and play a rascal, I have to get this way back!"

"This is not a trivial matter. It is related to the overall situation of the country. It doesn't matter if I lose face. There must be a way. Keming, you will arrange it later and deploy some retired war horses in advance. Tomorrow, when the court is over, we, the monarch and his ministers, will come to the door to be evil guests." Go, desperately want to get this way!"

"Hmph, I still don't believe it, this kid really dares to disrespect me!"

Chapter 191

Du Ruhui listened to Li Shimin's gnashing of teeth, and sat there with his head down, like a shivering quail, without speaking for a long time.

He really didn't know what to say, so he said he didn't believe it, it was obviously a disgrace to His Majesty, so His Majesty would not give him a pair of small shoes to wear later?

Believe it or not, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang's majesty can't use his status as emperor to exert pressure, he can only talk about friendship, but shopkeeper Xiao Zhang has such a temper, Du Ruhui shook his head silently.

It's not once or twice that he has dealt with this little shopkeeper. He clearly knows that this little shopkeeper is absolutely capable. As long as it's something he's looking at and following, I'm afraid he won't have to run away.

Why did he report directly in front of Li Shimin? Isn't it because he was worried that if he continued to chat with the shopkeeper Zhang, he would unknowingly fall for it? Don't accidentally sell the war horse.

Then let's not talk about His Majesty at that time, the crude and murderous talents in the army alone are enough for him to have a headache, so let's leave it to His Majesty and let His Majesty have a headache.

In fact, Du Ruhui has never said a word, that is, His Majesty can have a showdown with this shopkeeper, directly revealing his identity, that would be great!

At that time, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang will be the son-in-law, and there is no need to worry about the war horse. The solution will naturally be handed over. At that time, it will be directly discussed how good the reward is for meritorious deeds. Don't be so troublesome?

Seeing that Du Ruhui was silent, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked directly,

"Does Aiqing have other good ideas?"

Du Ruhui hesitated for a moment, then said,

"Your Majesty, why don't you directly reveal your identity in front of Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang? The country's virtuous talents should enter the court as officials. Whether they are civil servants or military commanders, they should enter the court for His Majesty's command, so there is no need to think about these methods. Already!"

Li Shimin was startled after hearing this, and then he laughed, and then said slowly,

"Actually, I also thought about it, but after thinking about it, I still think it's better not to reveal my identity for the time being. One is that my brother-in-law and brother-in-law are really lazy. With a regressive temper, if I really enter the court, I am afraid that I will have to ask for leave within three to five days!"

"Another reason is that I need to follow him to earn some money. Now I'm making a lot of money just by partnering with Xiao Zhang's shopkeeper in the wine business and bookstore business. It's not too much to say that I'm making a lot of money every day. I don’t want such good days to be gone forever!”

"The last reason is that if I pull him into the court now, then everything will have to be rewarded. I'm afraid it won't be long before I have nothing to seal and nothing to reward. At that time What should I do? Why don't you reveal your identity first, and remember all the credits, when the time comes, you will be rewarded with a one-time noble title!"

Hearing this, Du Ruhui couldn't help but gasp, what does it mean to be extremely expensive?

Then only the king can be called the extremely noble reward. Can this little shopkeeper really become the No. 1 king of different surnames?

But Du Ruhui didn't say much after thinking about it carefully, because he felt that His Majesty must have his own deliberations, and he couldn't be too cautious about such things as being crowned king.

Moreover, kings and nobles can also be divided into high and low ranks. Not to mention the huge gap between vassal kings and princes, there is also a huge difference between one-word side-by-side kings and two-word kings. More attention, these are actually things that the emperor should worry about, and it is not his turn to think about them.

In fact, there is another very personal reason why Li Shimin didn't say it, that is, he really enjoys the joy of life of this ordinary person who conceals his identity.

Not only him, even his father told him many times in private conversations during the Chinese New Year when he was in the palace, telling him to be careful not to reveal his identity.

Now his father also fell in love with this simple life of ordinary people, and was living happily, so he was worried that he would accidentally show his feet and disturb the old man's current comfortable life.

The emperor is also a human being, and Zhang Nuo is the only person in the entire Tang Dynasty who treats his father and son as human beings, not as emperors.

And Zhang Nuo's Zhuangzi named Heifengzhai is also the only place where his father and son two generations of emperors can put down their airs and live wantonly. They are naturally reluctant to destroy it and wish to keep it as long as possible.

Du Ruhui has finished talking about the matter here, so he has to leave quickly. After all, the Ministry of War still has a lot of things waiting for him to deal with. Originally, he just came out for a meal, but ended up causing a lot of trouble. The time wasted going back and forth can be huge He needs to hurry up and deal with official duties to make up for it later.

After Li Shimin watched Du Ruhui salute and leave, he had no intention of reviewing the memorial for the time being, and slowly walked out of the Liangyi Hall, staring at the distant palace wall in a daze.

Before he knew it, he had been the emperor for less than half a year, and only when he really sat on the seat of more than ten thousand people would he know what it means to walk on thin ice.

It seems that the scenery is boundless, but it is shocking every step of the way. This person looks dignified, but in fact, he puts people in front of his eyes. His words and deeds are carefully speculated by people, and he has to analyze it for you.

Difficult!

However, Li Shimin didn't sigh for too long, turned around and walked into the palace again, sat upright at the desk, reopened the desk memorial, and carefully reviewed it.

He won't allow himself to be confused and sentimental for too long. He sat on this seat with a reputation that cannot be washed away, so he can only use great achievements that others can't even think of to achieve his reputation.

Confusion and sentimentality cannot help him achieve himself, even if these emotions cannot be avoided in a short period of time, he will never allow himself to be like this for a long time!

After all, he is Li Shimin!

Just as Li Shimin suppressed his emotions with great perseverance and seriously reviewed the memorial, Zhang Nuo's family was strolling around in the East Market.

Li Qingmei was like a newborn child at this time, she was so curious about everything, Zhang Nuo felt a little distressed, this silly girl must have been locked up at home for many years, why doesn't she know anything!

The snacks on the street, the dolls in the store, the willows on the street, the stream of pedestrians, it seems that everything in front of her eyes can make this beautiful woman take a look and ask questions with interest.

Zhang Nuo wasn't impatient at all, instead he answered with a smile. Some things he didn't know, he would ask Xingben and Hongyu around him. After all, to be honest, he has only been in Chang'an for more than half a year.

This group of people wandered the streets of Dongshi like this, until a Taoist priest stood in front of everyone!

Chapter 192

Zhang Nuo half-closed his eyes and looked at the Taoist in black and white Taoist robes in front of him, his face was expressionless, but his heart was already full of ghosts.

I'm afraid this isn't a historical story, it's a fantasy story, why did I meet a cultivator!

That's right, Zhang Nuo was very sure that the old man with half-white hair and a typical fairy dress in front of him was the most authentic Taoist cultivator.

You know, what Zhang Nuo cultivated was the Liangyi Acacia Collection obtained from the system. This thing can really live forever and live forever in the later stage of cultivation. Although it is impossible for him to cultivate to that level without the assistance of the system, But it cannot be denied that what he practiced was the authentic Taoism.

So, this is what he himself practiced, but he was not surprised when he suddenly met someone who practiced Xuanmen Kung Fu?

Could it be that his own system is a scum, in fact, this kind of system is everywhere?

The old Taoist priest also looked at Zhang Nuo with bright eyes, and after a while he performed a Taoist ceremony and said,

"Poverty Daoist Yuan Tiangang, I finally saw a layman today! The layman is indeed a descendant of my Taoist school. The poor daoist thought that Xingjun's descending to earth was a fool's rumor, but now he finds out that the poor daoist is ignorant and ignorant!"

When Zhang Nuo heard Yuan Tiangang's name, he knew it. It turned out to be this great man, so he knew it. This is a famous man.

The so-called stretching out your hand and not hitting people with smiling faces, people speak politely, and Zhang Nuo can't spray indiscriminately, so he replied with a smile,

"Li Chunfeng? Push back the picture?"

Yuan Tiangang was startled suddenly, his whole body trembled as if he was sifting chaff, a big skinny hand tremblingly grabbed the corner of Zhang Nuo's clothes, and said repeatedly,

"How did you know?"

Zhang Nuo patted Yuan Tiangang's hand with a smile,

"Old Daoist, you are really courageous. You have done it again and again about leaking the secrets. Come to my Zhuangzi when you have time in two days. Let's talk in detail. I will accompany my family today!"

After speaking, he twisted away the corner of the clothes that Yuan Tiangang was holding, and led the people away in a chic way, leaving only Yuan Tiangang looking at Zhang Nuo's back with constantly changing expressions on his face, but in the end only a deep sigh remained.

"Could it be that you are really a star king in the sky? Why did you know the decision that the old Taoist made with his apprentice yesterday? Can the secrets of heaven really not be leaked? What is the Tao of Heaven?"

Yuan Tiangang was completely lost in his babbling. For a person like him, the most feared thing was that his Dao heart would not be stable. Already on the verge of being scrapped.

But he has no other way now, he can only wait for these two days when he is free, first to stabilize his Dao heart, and then come to ask for advice. For this, he has a feeling of anticipation, maybe this magical The Xingjun can really lead him on a road to the sky.

Zhang Nuo didn't think about it that much, what he was thinking about now was just strolling around the street with Hongyu and Qingmei!

I have to say that there is still a big difference between the eastern and western cities. The western market is more of a place for foreign trade and low-level people to shop. In the western market, you can see a lot of exotic customs and many cheap and high-quality small commodities.

But it’s different when you arrive in Dongshi. Not only is the store decoration completely different, but even the things sold are mainly all kinds of rare treasures, antique ornaments, gold and silver jewelry, and high-end fabrics. It can be said that there is no such thing in the whole Fangshi. You dare not come in at all.

And there is an implicit identity requirement here, but it's not so obvious. Basically, every head shopkeeper has a pair of dog eyes, and you can basically know who you are at a glance.

Just like today's jewelry store, when Zhang Nuo and others first came in, the shopkeeper just said hello and didn't speak, and let the waiters below receive him.

After all, he knew all the top second generations at this age. Since they were not from high-ranking families, they were not from rich families, at most they were the children of merchants with a little money.

But before the shopkeeper stayed for long, Hongyu and Qingmei's not-so-quiet discussions reached his ears.

"Sister, look at this jade pendant, how about hanging it for your husband?"

"It's average. I remember His Majesty has a similar one, but the carving is better than this one, but His Majesty doesn't seem to like it very much. It seems to be thrown in the Queen's Palace."

"Oh, let's take a look at the others, but it's really not as good-looking as the little tiger jade pendant on His Majesty!"

"Haha, it was given by the empress when His Majesty was still the King of Qin. I heard that it was custom-made. It took more than a year just to make it. Let's order one for my husband when we find time!"

"Okay, okay!"

The shopkeeper couldn't take it anymore when he heard this, so he hurried over and greeted with a shy face,