Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 270 Hou Junji has no day off
Li Shimin, who saw the results of the supervision, was very satisfied.

Hou Junji returned to Chang'an, filled with confusion.

After the first month, Hou Junji rushed to Hexi on His Majesty's order to take charge of the collection and summary of military intelligence.

Hexi was occupied by Li Gui at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty and has been destroyed for more than ten years.

But there were no big wars, but small wars were frequent.

Tuyuhun occasionally invaded and plundered, and the party members who could not deal with him chose to honor His Majesty's name in order to destroy this powerful enemy.

After leaving the Hexi Corridor, there is the Western Region. The situation here is a little more complicated. The Western Turks suppress the countries in the Western Region. Among them, Gaochang State, Ashina Mina Tribe, Qiuci, Yutian, Shule and other countries are facing the Tang Dynasty on the one hand and the Tang Dynasty on the other. He also didn't dare to offend the Turks who were close at hand, so it was even more necessary for Hou Junji to send out spies with targeted targets after careful consideration.

In mid-April, Hou Junji met an unexpected group of people in Lufu County.

"Master Xuanzang, Wang Xuance?"

Lufu County got its name because it is located on the bank of the Lufu River. It is said that after the champions conquered the Xiongnu, it was here that they poured fine wine into the Lufu River and drank with the soldiers. Therefore, the county was named Jiuquan during the Pre-Han Dynasty.

However, the name is not easy to pronounce. Hou Junji has already written a memorial and suggested that His Majesty simply rename the city Jiuquan.

Not only to unify with later generations, but also to commemorate the achievements of the champion, showing the determination of the Tang Dynasty to unify the Western Regions.

In Lufu County, if you go further to the west, you will find Yumenguan and Dunhuang, and to the north, you will find Xihai Juyanze, so it is also a transit point for people traveling from east to west, north to south.

Hou Junji stayed here, not only to inquire about information, but also to allow his spies to change their identities and easily blend into the passing caravans.

But on this day, the magistrate of Lufu County came to inform Hou Junji:

"There is a group of people coming from Chang'an, holding His Majesty's order to leave the country."

"General, do you want to conduct an inspection?"

No one should dare to falsify the decree of Tian Khan, but Hou Junji is the Duke of the country and the general of the right guard, with a transcendent status.

Moreover, this group of people, like General Hou, are from Chang'an, so they must be informed both emotionally and rationally.

Visitors from Chang'an are not unusual, but holding His Majesty's order to leave the country... Hou Junji immediately remembered one person:
"Is there any monk in this group?"

When he heard that the Lufu County Magistrate confirmed that there were monks and said that the leaders of this group were named Xuanzang and Wang Xuance, Hou Junji immediately became interested:
See!Must see!

However, Hou Junji was disappointed after the meeting.

Xuanzang looked ordinary, and after he reported the names of Duke Lu and General Youwei, he still ignored them, which made Hou Junji quite frustrated.

"The eminent monk complimented me, the prince made friends with me, and the two sides had a good conversation, leaving a good reputation to be passed down to future generations."

The script Hou Junji had written in his heart could only be thrown into a corner and turned to focus on another person.

"Has Xuance seen the wonders of the Manlu Palace?"

Hou Junji's question was a bit abrupt, but Wang Xuance understood its meaning.

I felt a little embarrassed at first, but in the end I nodded and said truthfully:

"At the beginning of April, I met with His Majesty and all the princes."

Hou Junji felt a sudden change in his heart, and he unconsciously got closer to the other party, so he immediately asked:
"Can you tell me anything?"

That’s great!Wang Xuance nodded honestly.

Hou Junji looked happy:
“What does that person say when he talks about me?”

That person naturally refers to the descendants of future generations.

Wang Xuance felt even more embarrassed, thinking of His Majesty's warning, the way Guang Mu talked about the general, and the terrible thing the other party had done that was earth-shattering but ended in vain.

In the end, I chose to tell the truth:
"They talk about the general as being very close to him."

"The things that great generals have done are rare in history."

Hou Junji, who was listening attentively, glanced at him:
Is this gone?

Looking at the achievements of your own country in destroying the country and being a pillar of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, shouldn't you say something nice like your achievements will last forever and leave a name for you?

But Wang Xuance felt that he had tried his best.

Therefore, the two of them, together with the eighteen imperial guards, gave Hou Junji a sumptuous meal with peace of mind.

Perhaps because of this favor, Xuanzang took the initiative to speak to Hou Junji:

"General, I just want to do my best."

After having had enough wine and food, the group headed towards Yumen Pass.

Hou Junji was left standing there confused:

This weird monk should really learn how to bless people from the monks in Chang'an Temple.

This Wang Xuance, relying on his ability to destroy the country, thinks he can be equal to his Hou Junji, and he refuses to say anything nice?
Looking at the group of people leaving, Hou Junji felt a little angry:

snort!This time my father-in-law not only wants to destroy Gaochang, but also the two countries Gaochang!

Just destroying a country, so young and energetic?
This matter was quickly temporarily forgotten by Hou Junji.

Tianzhu is a long way away, and most likely there are errands personally ordered by His Majesty.

I don’t know how many years it has been since Wang Xuance came back. By then, Hou Junji didn’t even know how much he had done.

By the middle of May, most of the spies had been spread out, and the intelligence on Hexi and the Western Regions had been initially sorted out.

Hou Junji also embarked on the uneventful road back to Beijing.

The collapse of the Eastern Turks last year was a major event, and the aftermath is only now slowly emerging.All the counties in Hexi cheered, and their eyes became unceremonious when they looked at the Dangxiang tribes and Jiehu tribes beside them.

And the barbarian tribes did not give in:
What's the air?That is not only your emperor, but also our Heavenly Khan!

All the countries in the Western Regions have become more peaceful. The Hu people in the north weighed it and decided to compete with Xue Yantuo for the leftovers left over from the Tang Dynasty's extermination of the Turks.

Therefore, for a time, Hexi became more peaceful than ever before.

Then Hou Junji frowned: Except for that Tyuhun who doesn't know how to live or die.

When you enter the capital this time, you must strongly advise His Majesty Chen Bing to look for an opportunity to destroy Tuyuhun!
Only by destroying this beast can Longyou Hexi have no worries and can go all out to conquer the Western Regions.

And Hou Junji thought very clearly:
Who will be the vanguard in the conquest of Tuyuhun?Of course it is Hou Junji who knows all kinds of information!

Now that Tuyuhun has been destroyed and he wants to achieve great success, this is his military exploits that Hou Junji must not give up!

After the two countries were destroyed in succession, the troops were directed to the Western Regions. His Hou Junji was already experienced and it was best to lead the expedition!
It is also for this reason that he changed several versions of the memorial just by considering the wording.

However, when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties, he did not see any former ministers of the Prince of Qin in the three provinces and six ministries, so Hou Junji felt that something was not right.

His Majesty did not take the initiative to summon him. Hou Junji inquired about it and heard that the Qianniu Guards had recently surrounded the rear garden and no one was allowed to approach except those who would serve as prisoners.

Otherwise... go to Fang Xuanling and ask about the situation first?
As far as Hou Junji knew, Fang Xuanling had been in and out of the Imperial Academy frequently since last year.

On the one hand, he was preparing for the preliminary work of compiling the "Book of Jin"; on the other hand, he insisted on learning advanced arithmetic with the Imperial Academy's wine sacrifice.

After entering the Imperial College, Hou Junji saw several students holding a piece of glass and making noise in the sun.

After the sunlight passes through the glass raised by the students, it scatters light spots and various colors on the ground.

Hou Junji turned a blind eye and hurried inside.

Last year, he took the initiative to ask for orders to make glass according to the methods of later generations, but he got nothing. In the end, the appointment of glass making was given to the general as supervisor.

With the general guidance and the help of the alkali production method, the supervisor soon achieved results.

Today's glass still has obvious impurities, but it has begun to look transparent.

What are the specific uses of glass?The general sent a lot of it to the Imperial College so that the students could think about it.

After passing through the atrium, after questioning, Hou Junji knocked on another door. After pushing it open, he saw several students and doctors arguing fiercely:
"Since we are compiling history, how can we confuse Kamino Shikai and Qingshi?"

"We didn't make up these mythical gods and wild animals! It's a good time to write them down so that they can be used as a reference for future generations to read history!"

Looking around, there was no sign of Fang Xuanling. Hou Junji went out disappointed, then turned right to the end and knocked on the door to offer wine.

After getting the permission and pushing the door open, all he could see was paper. The same numbers as the light curtain were written on the paper, which made Hou Junji dizzy.

"Fang Shangshu came here this morning."

Jijiu recalled it and shook his head:

"I'll leave after noon."

Hou Junji, who had gained nothing, stood in front of the Imperial Academy and thought about it for a moment.

In this case, why not go find Li Jing and Li Shiji?

After learning about the theory of gunpowder from Guangmu, the two generals summoned many Taoist priests to study the method of gunpowder.

As a result, because they often visited Taoist temples, the two generals were impeached by the censor, which made Hou Junji almost die laughing.

Now... after finding the Taoist temple based on his memory, Hou Junji did not dare to recognize it:
"This Taoist temple, General, remember, isn't it called Cangsong Temple?"

Hou Junji's family general explained the confusion:
"After Yuan Zheng, Dai Guogong personally renamed this Taoist temple."

Looking up again and looking at the three words "Five Thunder Temple" squarely, Hou Junji shook his head and stepped in.

As a result, he was immediately blocked by the gatekeeper:

"General, please hand over the fire on your body."

As he spoke, the guard pointed to Hou Junji a plaque with an eye-catching line of large characters on it:
Those who are good at bringing fire into the Five Thunder Watchers will be killed!
The signature was more eye-catching with the three characters Li Shimin, so Hou Junji had no temper at all and obeyed his orders obediently.

The Five Thunder Temple was very different from when he came last year. Not only was it not open to outsiders, the houses where the statues were worshiped had been transformed into small warehouses, with signs in front of the doors:

"Charcoal, cinnabar, realgar, sulfur, saltpeter, sucrose, orpiment..."

Hou Junji read it out and immediately understood that this should be a material for making alchemy, but now it is used to make gunpowder.

Today's Five Thunder Temple has a strict execution system. Taoist priests need to write the elixir formula first, and then hand it over to the guards to collect the materials.

After finally setting it up in a separate room, ask the guard responsible for lighting the fire to test the effect.

Afterwards, a summary must be written and recorded in a book.

Hou Junji felt that he had no place to intervene. To his disappointment, Li Shiji and Li Jing were not there.

"It is said that I am accompanying His Majesty in the north of the city."

The little Taoist priest who received Hou Junji replied.

At this moment, Hou Junji heard an explosion from behind the palace, and thick smoke billowed out.

The little Taoist priest in front of him looked happy:
"Hey, good!"

"Senior Brother Songcheng has achieved enlightenment!"

(End of this chapter)