First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 9 Civil and Military Assessment
Hearing Gao Chong's words, Jiang Baoyi became interested, "Regardless of ability, this courage is not bad."

"The two brothers are good men, don't get angry, the convoy will arrive soon, let's go quickly." Seeing that the two were fighting, Li Shimin hurriedly rode his horse and walked to the middle to persuade him to make peace.

"Hey, Second Young Master, this convoy has just come out of the treasury, and I guess it will take a while to get here." Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Jiang and the two hadn't spoken yet, but Liu Hongji, who had been silent at the side, spoke out. , pulled Li Shimin, "I don't think the two of you will be reconciled to this competition, the second son will let them compete outside the city."

"Hongji, you..." Li Shimin was anxious when he heard this.

Liu Hongji?The future military leader, the title of Duke, Gao Chong instinctively felt that the reason why Liu Hongji brought them together to compete was not simple, and suddenly, he heard Li Shimin say: "Okay then, Youzhi, Baoyi , You go as far as you can, and don't hurt anyone."

After finishing the words, Jiang Baoyi rode his horse and rushed out towards the open space outside the city, leaving two words, "Come on".

Looking at Liu Hongji's smile, Gao Chong seemed to understand a little bit. He nodded and smiled slightly, and rushed out on his horse. Since he wanted to weigh the weight, then let's do it.

"Second son, Gao Youzhi seems to have noticed it." Looking at Gao Chong's back, Liu Hongji frowned slightly.

Li Shimin had a smile in his eyes, "This further shows that he is a smart man, Hongji, you should get in touch with him a lot along the way, the Gao family father and son are outstanding people, you should not miss it."

Liu Hongji nodded when he heard the words, "Second Young Master has always been kind to Gao's family, but now they intend to win him over, and they definitely have no reason to refuse."

Li Shimin patted Liu Hongji on the shoulder, and immediately rushed to catch up.

Everyone in Jinyang City knows that Liu Hongji and the second son of Tang Guogong's mansion "ride together when they go out, and lie down when they enter". They can be called the biggest follower of the second son Li Shimin.

Outside the north gate of Jinyang City, beside the wide official road, Jiang Baoyi sat on his horse with a long spear in his hand, while Gao Chong on the opposite side was holding a pair of maces motionless.

"Please enlighten me," Gao Chong saluted with overlapping maces in both hands.

Jiang Baoyi flicked the tip of his gun, then patted his horse and charged forward, with a bang, the head of the mace struck the tip of the gun, and the spear stabbed like a dragon coming out of water, swift as a pop, before he could see the movement clearly, it was just a little bit of cold light coming first, Gao Chong didn't panic at all, As soon as the left hand hit the mace, the right hand smashed with the momentum, and Jiang Baoyi was blocked by the spear in his hand. Facing this smash with the momentum, what a Jiang Baoyi, even if he blocked it with the end of the gun.

The two of you came and went, the weapons in their hands were clanging, attracting passers-by on the official road to stop and watch, most of the people coming and going were from Jinyang City, and after a while, someone recognized that the two fighting were Gao Chong and Jiang Baoyi.

In a blink of an eye, fifty rounds passed, and beads of sweat were clearly visible on the faces of the two of them.

Gao Chong only felt that the heat was rushing to the top, and the strength of his arms seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. One mace after another, the moves were powerful. It was Jiang Baoyi's Jiang Family Spear that was exquisite in skill, but one force dropped ten times. Under the blow of the miracle, after fifty rounds, Jiang Baoyi's tiger's mouth was numb.

"What a Gao Youzhi, someone misjudged you earlier." The two separated, Jiang Baoyi shook his numb hand, and the way he looked at Gao Chong changed completely, it was no longer the boyish face he used to look at look of disdain.

Hearing the words, Gao Chong grasped the two maces tightly, "Jiang Wei's descendants are worthy of their reputation."

"You have fought more than half of the Jiang family's one-hundred-and-eight-way marksmanship. I, Jiang Song, recognize you as a good man." Jiang Baoyi twisted the long spear, full of fighting spirit, and stared at Gao Chong with burning eyes, "Come again, let you try the rest 72 Road".

"Jiang Song?" Gao Chong was taken aback when he heard the words, Jiang Song, the "Head of the Four Uniques" in the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties?Isn't the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties fabricated?Gao Chong immediately asked with some doubts: "What is your relationship with Luo Yi?"

Jiang Song, who was about to make a move, was taken aback, "Luo Yi? But that Luo Yi who raised troops in Zhuo County and claimed to be the governor of Youzhou?" Jiang Song was suddenly confused by Gao Chong's question, shook his head and said in confusion: " It doesn't matter, what?"

Gao Chong shook his head and smiled, shaking off the doubts in his mind. At this time, Li Shimin also stepped forward, "Both of you are young heroes, with martial arts skills, you can call them unique skills. I don't think there is any more competition. The convoy has already arrived. Rest, rest, I'll go."

After Li Shimin spoke, Gao and Jiang naturally took orders and dismounted immediately.

"Tianshui Jiangsong, styled Baoyi", Jiang Song hung the spear on the victory hook on the horse's back, stepped forward and bowed his hands.

Gao Chong was stunned, then cupped his hands and laughed, "Bohai Gao Chong, the character is Youzhi, brother Baoyi is very skilled in martial arts, I admire you."

He finally understood that this Jiang Song had a straightforward personality. When he saw Gao Chong's fair complexion earlier, he thought Gao Chong was the kind of dandy who relied on his father's shadow. Li felt apologetic in his heart, but he couldn't say it directly, so he came to introduce himself, which is equivalent to apologizing and formally making friends.

"Gao's mace method is well-deserved."

"The Jiang family's marksmanship is also top notch."

Seeing that the two heroes cherished each other, Li Shimin's thoughts changed quickly, he stepped forward and laughed loudly, and hugged the two of them, "You two are not acquainted with each other anymore, since you know each other, don't be polite here, we will help each other in the future , to conspire for great things."

After resting for a while, the group of people set off with the convoy, headed north, and went straight to Loufan County.

"Second son, then Liu Wuzhou has already separated the counties of Mayi and Loufan, and we will contact the Turks on his territory this time, will Liu Wuzhou be a hindrance?" On the way, several people walked together, Liu Hongji asked with some concern.

Gao Chong heard the words and looked at Li Shimin, unexpectedly Li Shimin looked at Gao Chong and said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that you are both civil and military, what do you think of this matter?"

Gao Chong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Okay, you just took the Wu test, and now you're here to test my Wen?"

Li Shimin laughed loudly when he heard the words, and didn't say much. Gao Chong shook his head after a little deliberation and said, "Then Liu Wuzhou is just a school captain who raised an army, has no reputation, and has no savings. He was besieged and killed in Shanyin County by Chen Xiaoyi, the prime minister of Yanmen County.

Turkic is Liu Wuzhou's backer, and it's too late for Liu Wuzhou to curry favor with Turkic. I'm waiting for this trip in the name of peace talks with Shibi Khan. If Liu Wuzhou obstructs it, won't he be afraid of offending his big backer? "

Hearing Gao Chong's analysis, several people nodded one after another, and Liu Hongji asked again: "Then if Turkic is all about supporting Liu Wuzhou, why does he have to be an enemy of Duke Tang?"

Hearing these words, Gao Chong gave Liu Hongji a blank look, and said quietly: "Turk wants to raise an obedient dog. If this dog is fattened up and has no checks and balances, it will become a man-eating wolf. Turkic Shibi Khan is not so stupid."

Li Shimin was greatly appreciative when he heard it, Gao Chong raised his eyebrows and smiled, leaned out, and whispered in Li Shimin's ear: "I don't know if the second son is satisfied with this assessment?"

Li Shimin froze, looked at the smile in Gao Chong's eyes, and suddenly understood, the two looked at each other and laughed, without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)