However, these things about the Japanese country are all things for later.
Now even Xiao Han didn't expect that Xiao Lizi's angry words would actually lay the groundwork for the future proliferation of Japanese pirates!
I don’t know if the two of them would have regretted the decision they made today if they could predict the situation in the future. Of course, based on Xiao Han's understanding of Li Shimin, this soft-hearted emperor would probably only hate being too polite to the Japanese country!
"Well, Your Majesty, you just said something about firearms and it seems you haven't gone into detail yet."
Just now, Xiao Lizi was busy changing the topic, but now, seeing that the emperor was already angry, Xiao Han, who just wanted to live a good year in peace, also began to skip the matter in a hurry and redirect the topic elsewhere.
"Hou Junji's missing staff member who collapsed the Firearms Research Institute suddenly appeared in the west when you went to Lingnan!" Li Shimin looked a little angry. Hearing Xiao Han's words, his tone of reply was still a little unkind. .
"What?" When Xiao Han suddenly heard the news, his face suddenly changed color! It was only then that he remembered a piece of information he had inadvertently received when he was in Lingnan!
The information was sent to him by Chang'an. It listed a lot of things that happened in Chang'an. One of them seemed to be about Hou Junji, who was demoted because of his fight with Xiao Han. For some reason, he was suddenly demoted again. Reactivated, he has led his troops to the vicinity of the Hexi Corridor!
At that time, Xiao Han was still racking his brains to sneak into the Feng family to find out the news. When he learned about this, he didn't care at all and just regarded it as a normal military operation.
After all, as long as a person like Hou Junji has not committed a heinous crime, the emperor cannot always let him be an idler at home! It’s a sure thing to use it again in the future!
"Well, speaking of it, it's also a coincidence!"
Xiao Lizi did not hide anything from Xiao Han. Even though he knew that he and Hou Junji were not at odds with each other, he still calmed down and patiently explained to him: "There was a general in the family of Hou Junji who was from Dunhuang. I knew him." That aide! This general was visiting his family at home, and unexpectedly, he met that aide man on the street!"
"Oh? Then he arrested this person?" When Xiao Han heard this, his eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly.
"No!" Li Shimin frowned and sighed softly: "Because this person had something to do with his family, he had not been back to Chang'an during that time, so he had no idea what happened in the Qinling workshop. To the man who claimed to be out on business, As a result, the staff member who was unfortunately robbed on the way not only treated him warmly, but also gave him a lot of money! So that he can continue to do things."
"You mean, that staff member was in a very poor state back then?" Xiao Han vaguely heard some meaning from Xiao Lizi's words, and frowned.
Could it be that these things were done by the staff alone, without the intervention of some big forces behind them, so they were allowed to fall into decline?
wrong! This doesn’t make sense!
From the time this person planned to get close to Hou Junji to the smuggling of firearms, it was clear that these things were carefully planned, and it is impossible for anyone in the world to be so bored that he would risk many risks to steal something that is important to an individual. Almost useless firearm recipe!
"Well!" Li Shimin's eyes also flickered a few times, and it seemed that he had also been confused about this: "According to what the general said, when he saw the staff member, he was in such a state of desolation that he was almost no different from a beggar! That's why he believed his words about being robbed without a doubt!
Later, after he had funded this person, because his family was short of money, he wrote a letter and asked the passing caravan to take it back to the Hou family's accountant. He told the matter again and wanted the accountant to give him the money first. .
It was also because of this that Hou Junji knew that the staff who had caused him such misery had fled to the west! So I took the letter and went to the palace immediately to ask for an audience! And he volunteered to lead the troops to the west to capture this person! "
"Then what happened? Did you catch this person?"
When Xiao Han heard this, he asked subconsciously, but he quickly realized that it was meaningless whether he asked the question or not.
As long as you see that Hou Junji still has no intention of returning to Beijing until now, you know that his trip must have been in vain!
How difficult is it to find just one person in the vast world? No one knows this better than Xiao Han!
Not to mention, the place where we are looking for someone this time is in the Hexi Corridor! The people there are complex, the forces are intertwined, and the geography is difficult and dangerous!
Exiting Dunhuang and heading west are the countries in the Western Regions.
To the south is Tubo.
To the north, there is Gaochang and the remaining Turkic tribes!
Although it belongs to the Tang Dynasty in name, in fact, it can be said to be a no-care zone. In the Central Plains area, it is extremely difficult to find someone who deliberately avoids them. When you get there, you are not familiar with the place. Finding him is definitely a hundred times more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack!
"So far, this person has not been found! When Hou Junji arrived in Dunhuang, it had been more than a month since the general met this person! Besides, this person knew that the news of his appearance there would definitely spread back to Chang'an Here, you must have left Dunhuang early! Whether you go to the Western Regions, the grasslands, or Tubo, Hou Junji cannot find it easily!"
Li Shimin sighed slightly. When he thought about the firearm formula that was about to be leaked, he couldn't help but feel a little angry and afraid!
In the past few years, he has seen with his own eyes how firearms shine on the battlefield!
Don't talk about it from afar, just say that Xiao Han is suppressing bandits in Lingnan this year!
The battle was originally destined to be lost, but with the addition of firearms, the victory was instantly reversed. In the end, not only were almost all the incoming bandits wiped out, but only a few people on my side were injured. With such a record, even if it were compared to ancient times, Compared with the mighty military strategists, they are no less generous! This is enough to show how powerful firearms are!
"Huh?"
Li Shimin, who was secretly feeling sad, inadvertently raised his head and suddenly saw Xiao Han. Seeing his indifferent expression, his heart suddenly moved.
"What, is it possible that you, the new fire general, are not worried at all when the firearms are scattered?" Li Shimin glared at Xiao Han and asked in a pretended to be cold tone.
"Ahem..." Xiao Han never expected that he just touched a fish and was grabbed by Li Shimin's pigtails. He coughed twice hurriedly, rolled his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about getting angry. Do you think, he is messing around now?" The situation is so miserable, even if he gets the firearm formula, wouldn't he be of no use?"
"Hmph! If he is the only one who steals the formula, it will be useless! But if he sells this formula to others, whether it is Tibet or the Turks on the grassland, then..."
