Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

The days on the road are always boring. Ever since His Highness the King of Chu vaguely proposed his plan to Li Ji, the latter fell into a state of "panic all day long".

This cannot be blamed on Li Ji. It is based on past experience - if the King of Chu gets more and more excited as he talks, or is serious when making guarantees, then this means that things will start to develop in the direction that everyone least expects: His Royal Highness the King of Chu , and plans to "make strange plans" again...

Six days later, the caravan arrived at Kucha City without incident.

However, when entering the city, a minor episode occurred.

When the city guard was collecting the city gate tax, when he saw Li Kuan and others, his face was obviously not good-looking, and he even deliberately poked the camel carrying the goods with his weapon, cursing and claiming, "Tang people are not allowed to enter." "

Even though Li Ji's bodyguards got the signal and thrust a bag of silver into the opponent's hand and explained to the opponent in broken Goguryeo language that they were merchants from Goguryeo, the opponent still had a arrogant and arrogant attitude.

Finally, after Li Ji paid double the city gate tax, their group was able to enter the city safely.

"It seems that in this land of the Western Regions, it is the last word to have a big fist. The army cannot reach the country here, and its people here seem to be unable to straighten their waists." After entering Qiuci City, Li Kuan began to look at the shops in the city. , finally found a good-looking inn, and after settling down the goods and personnel of the caravan, he and Li Ji picked a restaurant with a booming business. As soon as the two sat down, Li Kuan said this Feeling.

"Your Highness, you really want to..." Li Ji is still thinking about whether King Chu is planning to catch Jie Li alive again like last time, with a "surprise surprise" that not only the enemy but also his own people will be afraid of. "But this time, there is no unlucky guy named Tang Jian in Qianquan City.

"Whatever you really want or pretend to want, just act according to the situation." As Li Kuan said this, he waved to the waiter in the store and signaled the other party to bring the roasted mutton. After the waiter left, His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Li Ji A glance: "Li Gong, I would like to tell you something from the bottom of my heart today. I have read Sun Tzu's Art of War, but after I saw it, I have almost forgotten it in the blink of an eye. Therefore, when I fight, I only have one person. The word, hurry! Making decisions is one step faster, making ruthless moves is one step faster, the wind is blowing tightly, and it is also one step faster.

Whether it was outside Shuofang City or when Dingxiang City was defeated, including when I came back to attack Shaboluo at night, I almost always made decisions on the spot - in my opinion, the so-called God-given opportunity on the battlefield, It's the subtle moment that comes head-on and is missed in the blink of an eye. If you can catch it and win, then this is a talent for war. Maybe I have such a talent. "After Li Kuan finished speaking, he picked up a piece of mutton and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing it, he said it was delicious. Then he waved to the waiter and pointed to the roasted naan on the next table. Then he held out three fingers.

"..." Li Ji looked at His Highness the King of Chu in front of him. Even though he had experienced hundreds of battles and was used to the bloody storms, he was still so shocked by the sincere words of the young man in front of him that he couldn't help himself. For a long time, he waited for the King of Chu to pick up the barbecue. After breaking the naan and stuffing the meat into it, Li Ji couldn't help but ask again: "But Your Highness, King Chu, why are you working so hard?"

rebel?

Ha... Li Ji recalled his experiences during this period and said honestly - if His Royal Highness the King of Chu really returns to Chang'an to rebel, the probability of survival will be much higher than during the conquests along the way.

"You may think that this king is for the people of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, this king is for them, so that they will no longer be bullied by foreigners, and for them, even if they are just fighting against the common people, foreigners will not dare to humiliate them easily.

Of course, in addition to this, I also wanted to give up my past heartache for my imperial grandfather, so that my father, a foolish king, could be given the title of 'Khan of Heaven', and also to let my brothers know that as long as I am With this second brother here, they can be their own free king with peace of mind in this life. As for my eldest brother, I have to let him sit in the position of the prince without any worries. There is also my mother, I want her to be proud of me. , and my sisters, I have said before: I want them to understand that the Tang Dynasty does not need to rely on the marriage of the daughter's family to exchange for peace.

Finally -" Li Kuan said this, his expression became particularly solemn: "I want the imperial grandmother under Jiuquan to know that Kuan'er, who was raised by her personally, has never failed her expectations. In this life, this king not only wants to Living a life of publicity and living up to the good times, I want everyone to know how brave the grandson raised by Empress Taimu herself was on that battlefield - far more heroic than her bastard sons. There are many heroes, and they are only a hair away from my aunt who is the bravest and most heroic woman. "

"Your Highness..." Li Ji blinked. There was a bit of sourness in his tone, but he quickly restrained himself secretly. He suddenly laughed dryly and said: "I really didn't expect that your thoughts are like this. ...so...simple..."

"This man has such a lively mind that he becomes tired after living." Li Kuan handed a roasted naan stuffed with meat to Li Ji: "Li Ji, in fact, I know that you are a very smart person, and the most important thing is that you are very smart." Smart people, when doing anything, do not consider success or failure at the first time, but care about gains and losses, but I hope that you will follow me to Qianquan City to show off your power this time, and you can think more simply - our trip is I will imitate the champion Hou when he gave the top officials of the Western Turks and the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions to a pot. If they couldn't get rid of it, they would have to be kicked so hard that they lay on the ground and couldn't straighten up. They would be kicked so hard that they would not be able to see us in the future. Tang’s flag felt pain!

Okay, let’s get down to business, do you want to try this meat naan? I made it according to our Guanzhong Roujiamo recipe. Do you want to try it? "

Li Ji slowly took the roasted naan and took a big bite. After chewing and swallowing, he nodded: "It tastes really good."

"Now, after you eat the naan stuffed by me, you will be my king's man from now on." His Royal Highness, King Chu, was still the King of Chu. He raised his hands on both sides of his cheeks and looked at Mo Mo with a smile. Li Ji, who was silent, spoke loudly without being ashamed.

It has to be said that His Highness the King of Chu's ability to recruit talents and receive advice is always so simple, crude and crude.

"Wei!" Li Ji smiled, and then took another bite of naan, as if that young woman from a good family who had no experience in the world expressed her sincerity in just a few words.

"Ha...ha?!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu really couldn't be fooled now. He looked at Li Ji who slowly began to taste the exotic delicacies with a bit of nagging and speechlessness, and murmured in his mouth: "Could it be that... ...I am still a little genius in cooking? You, Li Ji, are so talented as a general, but you were bribed by me with a piece of meat bread? If this matter is reported back to Chang'an...that foolish king of my family will be very angry. The ground is spinning..."