General Tiance is an unprecedented title. In the fourth year of Wude, Li Shimin led his army to defeat Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande's coalition. He was named General Tiance by Li Yuan, and he allowed him to establish his own official subordinates. This was also Li Yuan's biggest failure in his life and the beginning of his legendary life.

General Tiance was ranked first among military officers, and Tiance was above the Fourteen Guards; General Tiance was ranked above the prince and the three dukes, second only to the nominal civil servants. The main personnel of Tiance were mostly among the best among the enemy conquered by Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Junji, Qin Qiong, Changsun Wuji, Chai Shao, Luo Shixin, Shi Wanbao, Li Ji, Liu Hongji, etc. They should have literary and military affairs. Under such conditions, if they have no ambition, they will also have ambition.

Note that although Li Jing had already shown extraordinary military talents at this time, he was not valued due to his background. In other words, when Li Shimin was the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Li Jing's status was about equal to that of a brigade commander.

Although this cannot be used as a basis for judging the military ability of both, now in front of Li Shimin, as the prince, shouldn’t he be a good match for his father? If Longyan is very happy, what is there?

But Li Chengqian, a naughty child, did not have this stubbornness. While Li Shimin told Li Jing to teach him the military strategy, he had already set up a stance to accept the flattery. Li Chengqian couldn't see it. Li Mu coughed three times in a row, but he had not reacted yet. Li Mu was helpless and reminded him.

Li Mu knew that reminding would be embarrassing, but not reminding it was even more embarrassing. What made him speechless was that Li Chengqian understood it and refused to flatter him, so he hesitated.

Li Shimin's face was a little overwhelmed, so he had to find a way by himself and said, "I have a lot of time to do it every day, so I'd rather let Li Jing teach you. He is very idle now. It just so happened that I also asked him to teach Hou Junji's military strategy. The prince will learn it and get Hou Junji's guidance."

Li Chengqian still thought it was a good thing, and immediately smiled and said, "The father is right. How can the son minister delay his father's handling of state affairs? Besides, the father has not led the army to fight for many years, and the method of using troops will inevitably decline a lot. General Li Jing was able to destroy the Turks, so his military strategy must be excellent, and it is just right to learn from him."

Li Mu bit his back teeth while listening. This naughty child was beyond help! Do you dare to say this? If Li Jing heard it himself, he would be scared to death? Because the destruction of the Turks was too great, no one dared to go to court, and hid at home as an apartment. You can do it, and you will be the first person in the dynasty, and you also said that your father's level has declined.

Li Mu suddenly envied Li Chengqian. This is the importance of reincarnation. If someone else doesn’t wear shoes today, they will wear them tomorrow, but Li Chengqian is fine. His biological son is the prince. What can you do to him?

Sure enough, looking at Li Shimin again, his face became ugly.

As a general who has been fighting for life, doesn't Li Shimin want to lead his army to fight? He thought! He thought too much! But he is no longer General Tiance, but the emperor, and countless things are waiting for him to deal with, so he can only use Li Jing and Li Ji to accomplish the goals he wants to accomplish. But in his heart, he would not think that he is worse than anyone else. Because this battle against the Turks was a long time ago, and before going to fight, all possible situations were generally foreseeable and realized one by one. As long as there is no mistake in the face of the battle, you can win. Perhaps it is not as good as Li Jing, but it is certain to win.

Li Shimin himself led the army, and he could also seize the opportunities Li Jing encountered. He might even win more beautifully. He was only 32 years old, in his prime, with a quick mind, and could even rush forward. After all, Li Jing was already a person in his fifties.

But he couldn't say these words to Li Chengqian. As the emperor and his father, should he prove himself that he is very powerful?

Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian and suddenly said, "Crown Prince, are you full?"

Li Chengqian looked down at the food that was not moving on the desk, shook his head, and said, "Father, I haven't eaten it yet."

Li Shimin sighed, raised his hand and pointed at Eunuch Gao, and said, "Together with this case, I will send it to the East Palace together. The prince will retreat."

Li Chengqian was a little reluctant: "Father, I'll eat here, it's cold when I got it to the East Palace-"

"roll!"

Li Chengqian then reacted and quickly closed his mouth. Although Li Tai was coveting the legs of lamb on the desk, he didn't dare to eat anything when he saw the experience of the emperor's brother. He said he was full and took his leave.

Eunuch Gao sent the two princes away, and the palace gate closed again. Li Shimin finally couldn't help it and said angrily: "Have people in the world forgotten my merits now? I am the general of Tiance. I am invincible and I have defeated everything. I have rarely lost in more than ten years. Why did I retreat? How could I be worse than Li Jing? Why do even my son thinks I am not as good as him! Oh! It's annoying!"

Kong Yingda didn't care about martial arts. He didn't want to hear it either. He was hit by Li Mu a little too much today, so he decided to retreat home and ease. Li Shimin was angry and had no time to pay attention to him. He shook his hand and asked him to take his leave.

Only Li Shimin and Li Mu were left in the hall. Li Shimin watched Li Mu slowly chewing on the lamb legs, and he was a little hungry. He picked up the blade and stuffed it into his mouth, saying, "Why don't you speak?"

"Your Majesty is looked down upon by his son, what can I say?" Li Muqi Ai said: "Why would Your Majesty send an order, I will help you beat the prince?"

That's OK!

This thought flashed, and Li Shimin frowned and said angrily: "If I beat him up for this, wouldn't it mean that I was so angry that I really felt inferior to Li Jing?"

Li Mu chewed it twice, swallowed the flesh in his mouth, and said, "Your Majesty, I think there is a public opinion in everything. When you were shining, the prince was still very young and ignorant. How could he know that Your Majesty uses troops like a god? But the future is long, and there will always be a chance. Your Majesty said that there are still four barrages that are not yet subsided. Let's rest for a few years, save some money and food, and engage in cavalry. You can compete at that time. Your Majesty personally conquers an enemy, and then let General Li Jing attack another enemy with another army. Let who can fight faster."

Li Shimin was quite angry at first. Hearing the words of Li Mu like an amateur, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Boy, do you think war is a joke? Every battle is completely different. The speed of fighting is not important, and winning the battle with the least loss is the key. Even if you fight is not an enemy, how can you distinguish the quality of the battle?"

Suddenly, Li Shimin became interested and said, "Li Mu, I don't think so. Since the prince is unwilling to learn my military strategy, come and learn it. You are my third-rank military marquis of the Tang Dynasty. You will go to war sooner or later. Judging from your current situation, you will definitely be beaten to lose your armor and damage our country's power!"

Li Mu quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I cannot take charge of the troops. If I take charge of the troops, something will happen."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "What can I do?"

Li Mu threw the lamb leg that he had eaten onto the plate, reached out and touched the lamb leg that had not eaten on the Li Tai table table and continued to chew, saying, "Your Majesty, I am not sure about it. I have restored Zhuge Liang's Zhuge crossbow." Li Mu stretched out a finger and said, "It is exactly the same as the power recorded in history books. I have already done an experiment."

"What did you say?"

Li Shimin stood up suddenly, stopped gnawing the lamb legs, and came to Li Mu in two steps at a time, squatted down and asked, "Have you restored the Zhuge Crossbow?"

Li Mu nodded.

"Take ten arrows in a row?"

Li Mu nodded again.

"What about the power?"

Li Mu blinked his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, have you never used crossbow arrows? That's the same power."

"My God--" Li Shimin stood up, took a deep breath, then lowered his head and asked, "How much does it cost?"

"The crossbow uses iron as its arrow, with a length of eight inches, and a crossbow of ten arrows. The iron must be fine iron and the weight must be consistent. The processing and polishing consumes manpower and material resources... How to say, at the current cost, if you shoot once and shoot the crossbow arrows, it will be almost the same at a time."

"Oh!" Li Shimin suddenly became listless.

Money is still money! There is only a powerful tool, but no money to make it!

After Li Shimin returned to his case, he patted his legs and sighed, "Li Mu, I have you, it's a blessing for me. Zhuge crossbows have been lost since Zhuge Liang's death. There are only a few records in historical books. A rough description is that you can actually create them, which makes me convinced. If there are three thousand, no, one thousand. If there are one thousand Zhuge crossbows, before the two armies fight, they will shoot one round like a storm, and the battle will be settled. Unfortunately, it's a pity that the cost is too high!"

"Your Majesty, so we have to mine and find iron. The cost is that the iron is small and the essence is expensive. If we find a large iron ore, the essence is endless. I will have thousands of craftsmen in the training office of Your Majesty, each of whom will build one, and won't it be possible to have a thousand Zhuge crossbows?"

"Yes! Look for iron ore, look for large iron ore!" Suddenly Li Shimin remembered something and asked, "You said you were not in charge of soldiers just now. What does it have to do with Zhuge Crossbow?"

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty must let me tell you what you say? I can make a Zhuge Crossbow, and I may be able to make anything else in the future. If I bring my troops again, what if someone falsely accused me of rebelling one day, wouldn't I die unfairly?"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You kid is quite jealous of your life."

"I can't spare my life." Li Mu sighed: "I am now a relative, and I have a wife and concubine, and I want to have a few children. Moreover, I have earned so much money and have not spent it yet, and I am so unwilling to die like this. Your Majesty, can you understand this feeling? I have often been awakened by nightmares while sleeping. I dreamed that I had earned too much money, and I still had millions of dollars left to spend it on the day I died. I lie in the pile of gold and silver and died regretfully. But my son only burned paper money for me, and all the real money and silver were defeated by him-" When he was excited, Li Mu couldn't help crying.

Li Shimin said angrily: "If you think there is too much money, you can take it out and make a Zhuge Crossbow for me. I don't think there is too much money."

"No, I will forgive you for your order."

"Don't you have a lot of money?"

"Then I have worked hard and I didn't rob it, I can't rob it. I'm not Your Majesty. I will rob anyone you say I will rob it. You rob it of the Tang Dynasty—"

"Li Mu!"

"I know the crime."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "You are very arrogant. I don't like arrogant people, but I only look at you differently. Do you know why?"

If it works for you, why else? Li Mu blinked and said, "I don't know."

"I don't know, but I just like you, I really don't get angry." Suddenly, Li Shimin's tone changed and he said, "But don't be too arrogant, I'm not angry, but I also want shame. If you let me not come to Taiwan, you can't get it!"

“…”

Are all emperors nowadays hooligans?

Li Mu thought to himself that after all, he had been to college and could not be as knowledgeable as a hooligan. He decisively lowered his head to eat the lamb's legs and did not speak out.

Li Shimin won the game, his mouth slightly raised, and suddenly he felt that Li Mu would be more comfortable to grab and eat with his hands. He threw down the knife in his hand and grabbed the lamb leg with his hands to chew.

"About that colorful glass bottle--"

Li Mu hurriedly said, "The ministers will be sent to the palace tomorrow."

"That's not what I mean. I want to tell you why I want your bottle." Li Shimin grabbed the wine glass and drank a sip of wine, and said, "Yesterday, I received an invitation from Ju Wentai, the leader of Gaochang. He wanted to come and worship me with his wife and son."

Li Mu pretended to be stupid and said, "Oh? This is a good thing, congratulations to Your Majesty."

"Is it a good thing..." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "It may not be a good thing. Ju Wentai is not a gentleman, but a person who is fickle in the Qin and Chu. His Gaochang Kingdom, which was established among the Hu Hu in the Western Regions, has always fallen with the wind. A few years ago, our Tang Dynasty was in a weak position in the Western Regions, so he made it easier for the Hu Hu to collude and block the trade route. When we come to the court, we must see that our Tang Dynasty has swept the Turks, and we are worried that I will cause trouble for him, or that he has already encountered trouble, and I want to ask me to help him. In short, I guess he has a purpose."

Li Mu blinked his eyes and said blankly: "What does that have to do with Chen's bottle?"

"Gaochang is located in the fortress of the Western Regions' trade routes, with many traders. Simply put, Ju Wentai is very rich. If he asks me for this time, he will definitely come with a heavy gift. If I accept his gift, I will return the gift. If the gift I return is not as good as his, I will lose face. Do you understand?"

"Ah!" Li Mu suddenly realized, "Your Majesty will understand when you say this. Please rest assured that this matter is for me. You can lose your face, but you must not lose your face! I immediately find a way to make a colorful glass bottle before he comes, so that he can see and give your Majesty a face!"

Li Shimin was surprised and said, "Can you still create colorful ones? I think the colorful ones are the most!"

"Of course there are seven colors. Your Majesty. If there are three colors, there are five colors. If there are five colors, there are seven colors. It is nothing more than a matter of cost. But Your Majesty can rest assured that I have paid the money! In the same sentence, I can lose both my face and money. Your Majesty's face must be kept!"

"Good boy!" Li Shimin loved to listen to these open words and said excitedly: "I really don't know how to reward you!"

Li Mu gnawed the last piece of lamb leg meat into his stomach, sucked his fingers, and automatically filtered out this sentence.
Chapter completed!