Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 458

When Gao Ming said that 20 "unidentified" pirates would attack the Wa country, Li Jing knew what Gao Ming was up to.

Although Li Jing also felt that such a method was a bit dirty, but at the same time he also understood that this method of handling it was the best.

After all, the country of Wa has pretended to be the grandson of the Tang Dynasty for more than 20 years, and now there is no reason for it. If you just rely on King Yici's words and directly attack the country of Wa, many ministers in the court will not agree. of.

Even if Gao Ming finds a way to get them to agree, it will be a bit laborious to send troops at that time, so it is better to take advantage of being close to them now, to fight the rabbits and clean them up, so as to save trouble in the future.

Gao Ming thought so, and did so. The night before he left the peninsula, Gao Ming quietly recruited Hou Junji, and then assigned him this secret mission.

In fact, Hou Junji also knew that this was a "dirty job", because even if he captured the Wa country, he would not get half of the credit, but if this matter was leaked, then he would definitely become the target of public criticism, those poor and corrupt scholars in the court They're sure to take his skin off.

What's more serious is that when he conquered the Wa country, it was tantamount to putting his handle in Gao Ming's hands.

At that time, as long as Gao Ming is unhappy, he can be charged with "unauthorized deployment of troops" to get him out of the court completely, and he can even be pulled out and beheaded.

But Hou Junji also knew that this was his only chance to gain the trust of Gao Ming.

If you do it, you will leave Gao Ming with a handle, but you will have the opportunity to re-enter the power center of the Tang Dynasty;

Hou Junji is very passionate about power, so he took over this "dirty job" without hesitation, and led 20 soldiers and horses pretending to be pirates to attack Japan.

Li Jing didn't know all this, so he could only ask Gao Ming vaguely.

"Since His Royal Highness believes that there are pirates who will attack the Japanese country, do you know the details of the pirates?"

Hearing Li Jing's slightly profound question, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Haha, I don't know about this, but the monkeys who can deal with the Japanese monkeys must be the same monkeys as them. Maybe there is a monkey general!"

"General Monkey?"

As soon as Gao Ming said this, Li Jing immediately narrowed his eyes and muttered something.

"General Monkey... Monkey... General Hou?"

Speaking of this, Li Jing immediately understood who it was, and he immediately burst into a smile.

"Haha, with that Monkey General's temperament, such a thing really suits him!"

"I feel the same way!"

After speaking, the two looked at each other again, and then laughed together.

Li Jing knows very well that no matter who it is, once they do the "dirty job" of acting as a pirate, they will never be on stage again in this life.

That is to say, even if Hou Junji successfully completed the task this time, even if he gained Gao Ming's trust, he could only get farther and farther away from Datang's power center.

For Li Jing, this was the best news, so after laughing, he bowed to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness, this kindness is remembered by the old minister. The old minister will definitely teach Xue Li with all his heart and live up to His Highness's great trust!"

Seeing Li Jing's statement, Gao Ming also solemnly nodded towards him.

"Wei Guogong, I can also assure you that as long as I live, people from Hou Junji's lineage will never ride on the heads of the Li family."

Hearing Gao Ming's answer, Li Jing's lips moved, but he didn't say anything, he just bowed to Gao Ming solemnly and saluted.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming quickly helped him up, then nodded to him with a smile.

"Okay, I won't talk too much. I'm afraid the beef I asked people to cook is also overcooked. How about we warm up a pot of wine and chat while eating?"

"This……"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, a moment of hesitation flashed across Li Jing's face. He thought for a while, and then cupped his hands towards Gao Ming.

"Drinking is fine, but Your Highness, you must promise the old minister that after drinking, you can't mention Nezha, and you can't ask the old minister for the pagoda!"

"Okay, no problem, I promise not to mention Nezha!"

Gao Ming agreed without thinking, and then entered the cabin talking and laughing with Li Jing.

After drinking for three rounds, Gao Ming's face was immediately blushed, and after putting down his glass, he immediately winked at Li Jing.

"Duke Wei, I have a question to ask you. I heard that you adopted a foster daughter before, right?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Jing's eyes widened immediately.

"Huh? How did you know, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Seeing Li Jing's surprised look, Gao Ming immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, not only do I know that you adopted a adopted daughter, but I also know that she was transformed from a golden-nosed white-haired mouse, also known as Mrs. Diyong, and now lives in the bottomless pit. She still... still... wants to Marry Tang Seng, hahahaha!"

Li Jing: "..."

Now Li Jing had thoroughly experienced Gao Ming's wine quality, and after Gao Ming was helped back by Meng Xin, he secretly made up his mind that he would never drink with Gao Ming again.

But it is a pity that things are often independent of personal will. For Gao Ming who is "drunk every day with revolutionary wine", even if Li Jing hides in the house and pretends to sleep, Gao Ming can hold his hand and discuss with him .

For example, "Is it tiring to be Nezha's father?" or "Why do you want to recognize a mouse spirit as a foster daughter?" It's not called Li Goudan" or something like that, which made Li Jing miserable.

Under such circumstances, Li Jing prayed every day, hoping to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, or to encounter some emergencies, and then he could get rid of Gao Ming, an incomprehensible guy.

Perhaps it was Li Jing's prayer that helped. When Gao Ming's warship entered Yunzhou, it was stopped by several ships.

After the warship was stopped, Gao Ming walked out immediately.

"Who stopped my boat?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, a man in a crimson official robe immediately stepped forward and bowed to him.

"Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, this minister is Zhou Yun, the governor of Yunzhou, and by His Majesty's order, come to welcome His Majesty to Mount Tai to worship the heavens and pray for rain!"

"Sacrificing to the heavens and praying for rain?"

Hearing Zhou Yun's words, Gao Ming frowned immediately.

"Why do you want to pray for rain? And you even came to Mount Tai specially. Could it be that there is another drought?"

"Yes!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Zhou Yun nodded.

"Since the beginning of spring, dozens of prefectures and counties in Hedong Road and Henan Road have experienced drought. Your Majesty came to Mount Tai to pray for rain. That's why I asked the minister to wait for His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Hearing Zhou Yun's words, Gao Ming curled his lips immediately.

"People say that there is a lot of rain during the Qingming Festival. It's not April yet, so hurry up!"

Although I thought so in my heart, since Li Shimin had sent someone to wait here, Gao Ming had no choice but to go, so he could only sigh for a long time, and then cupped his hands towards Li Jing.

"Oh, there is no other way, just go, Wei Guogong is sorry, I can't go back with you, why don't I go and tell my old man to send you back first?"

Li Jing wanted to say goodbye to Gao Ming a long time ago, and now that he had such a good opportunity, he naturally would not let it go, so as soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, he immediately waved his hands at Gao Ming with a serious expression.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is being polite. How dare the old minister bother His Highness the Crown Prince to see you off? Since His Majesty is calling, Your Highness should go quickly!"

But what Li Jing didn't expect was that just as his words fell, Zhou Yun in front of him spoke again.

"Duke Wei, His Majesty even told you to go with me!"

Li Jing: "..."

I'll fuck your grandma!
(End of this chapter)