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    "What, twenty coins? Why don't you go and grab it?" A young Tang sergeant holding a glass vase on the street was bargaining with a thin businessman with a red face.  The vase was probably confiscated from some house. It was beautiful and unique in shape. Li Min recognized it at a glance. This vase should have been produced by Chang'an City's own boutique glass factory.

    "Little brother, my twenty cents is already very high, but you didn't even look at it when you picked it up. This thing is made of glass, not crystal. Things made of glass could be sold at a high price a few years ago, but now  Even the cans and bottles are made of glass, so only these Goguryeo bumpkins would offer glass bottles as treasures!" The thin businessman twitched his eyebrows and looked like he was bargaining shrewdly.

    He is obviously bullying the young soldiers who are ignorant. Although glass is not valuable now, it is just an ordinary glass product. The glass handicrafts produced by Li Min's boutique glass factory are still very popular in the market, especially in the surrounding areas.  If this businessman purchased the small country and then sold it to Silla or Baekje in the east, he would definitely be able to sell it for dozens of dollars at a sky-high price.

    "No, twenty is too low, please add more!" The young soldier intuitively guessed that the vase in his hand must be more than this price, but it was inconvenient to carry and fragile.  Secondly, I also felt that what the other person said made sense. He was still carrying a canned glass bottle with him. He knew that this thing was not valuable, so he finally thought it was better to sell it, but asked the other person to add more.

    "Okay, although this thing is not valuable, little brother, you risked your life to get it. Then add five more cents. It can't be any higher!" When the thin businessman heard the other party's tone of voice, a hint of joy immediately flashed in his eyes, but  But there was a look of pain on his face, as if the extra five cents were cutting his flesh.

    The young soldier came from a poor family and considered that twenty-five cents was a lot. He could buy several buckets of rice in his hometown, so he nodded in agreement.  I just wanted to hand the vase to the other party.  At this time, Li Min, who was next to him, finally couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Since you know that someone else bought this thing with a knife, let's give it a fair price!"

    Hearing Li Min¡¯s shouting.  The two people who were trading were stunned for a moment. They turned around and saw Li Min riding on the horse on the road, although they didn't know Li Min.  But just by looking at his clothes and the guards behind him, he knew that the other party must be a big shot.  At the same time, the young soldier was also very smart. He immediately understood the meaning of Li Min's words and took back the vase that had been handed out.

    "General, youwhat do you mean by this?" The thin businessman secretly complained in his heart. The identity of the other party must not be simple, and it is not surprising to see the value of this vase. It seems that he is going to be unlucky today.

    "Shi Guan, take the vase away!" Li Min was too lazy to argue with the other party, and he didn't intend to embarrass the businessman too much.  After all, it is a buyer's market now. The soldiers have too many trophies. Although the purchasing power of the merchants is strong, they are not able to take it all at once. Therefore, it is normal for the soldiers to suffer losses.

    When the thin businessman heard the other party, he just raised the price.  He didn't embarrass himself, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly agreed.  When the young soldier heard that the vase in his hand was actually worth ten guan, he was so excited that he almost dropped the vase, and his eyes widened.

    "But the young soldiers reacted.  Realizing that he had almost been deceived by the thin businessman, he immediately became angry and grabbed the other person's neck with one hand. If the other hand hadn't been holding the glass vase, he would have given him a good punch.

    "Brother, harmony brings wealth. Although the other party also did something wrong, you have poor eyesight and cannot see how much the glass vase is worth. You can't blame others for this!" Li Min hurriedly advised. Although the thin businessman was not authentic,  But hitting someone is wrong.

    Although the young soldier felt a little aggrieved after hearing Li Min's lesson, after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make some sense. In addition, the other party had a distinguished status, so he did not dare to be presumptuous anymore. He let go of the thin businessman angrily and said to Li Min first.  Thanks, then I continued to trade with the other party.  Li Min nodded, and then he and Li Yong continued to move forward, preparing to return to their temporary residence.

    "Liu Lang, you let that businessman go so easily?" As a lieutenant in the army, Li Yong naturally disliked the thin businessman, but it was just Li Min who was handling it, so he couldn't interfere.

    ¡°So what, is it possible for someone to beat up the thin businessman?¡± Li Min said with a smile.

    "That's natural. Not only must we fight, but we must also arrest and punish them. Only in this way can we deter those unscrupulous businessmen and see if they dare to deceive the soldiers in the future?" Li Yong said bitterly.  Although he has not been in the army for a long time, he already has a typical military mentality. No matter what happens, the first thing that comes to mind is to use violent means to solve it.

    "Ninth brother, although I don't understand the way of being a general, I do know one thing. If your father or Duke Wei were to encounter what happened today, they would never use your words.That kind of solution!  "Li Min said with certainty.

    The reason why he let Li Yongjin join the army in the first place was actually just to temper his temperament. Unexpectedly, this boy was too involved in the drama and made up his mind to develop in the army. Although this was not his original intention, things ended here.  Once he has gone one step further, it is useless for Li Min to object any more. It is better to help him again, but before helping him, he must make Li Yong realize his own shortcomings.

    "Nonsense, if I had the skills of my father and Wei Gong, how could I be a small team leader?" Li Yong rolled his eyes and said.  When Li Min met him before, he was just a chief, but this time in the decisive battle with the Yuan family, he made great achievements again, and was promoted to team leader. He was in charge of five chiefs, and there were five in total.  Ten people, one step higher and they reach the rank of team leader. At that time, they can barely be regarded as middle-level officers in the army.

    "Tch, you have no ambition. Why can't you be as capable as your father and Duke Wei? They both carry their heads on one shoulder. Are you worse than them?" Li Min deliberately asked with a disdainful expression.

    "This" Li Yong's face turned red when Li Min asked him back. He was young and energetic, and naturally he didn't want to admit that he was worse than others, even if the other person was his father. But when he thought about his father's abilities, he had never felt that before.  , but now I feel like I am looking up at a high mountain, and I can only say angrily, "How can this be compared? My father and Wei Gong have both been familiar with military books since childhood, and then led troops to fight all year round. How can I compare with the accumulated experience?"  How can a young boy like this compare?"

    "That's true. I have always admired my uncle and Duke Wei's attainments in the art of war. It's just a pity" When Li Min said this, he stopped and looked at Li Yong, and refused to say the next words.

    "What's a pity?" Li Yong asked.

    After hearing this, Li Min turned to Li Yong and smiled and said: "It's a pity that there is no successor. I'm afraid that a hundred years from now, not many people will remember these two masters of war in the Tang Dynasty."

    "Who said there is no successor?" Li Yong also heard the meaning of Li Min's words and retorted with a red face.

    "Isn't it? You should know that Duke Wei's sons are all civil servants. Although Ye Xu likes to practice martial arts, he is strictly prohibited by Duke Wei. He is not even allowed to read the art of war he wrote. If nothing unexpected happens,  After three generations, there will definitely be no more generals in the Wei Gong lineage. As for your family, you should know better than me. How many things have the nine of you brothers together learned from your uncle?" Li Min stimulated again.

    "This this" Li Yong was left speechless by Li Min's retort. Among his eight brothers, except for the eldest brother who looked pretty decent, the others were similar to him. They were all playboys who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.  , where can I have my father¡¯s art of war?

    "Alas, I miss my uncle and the heroic Wei Gong, but due to various reasons, the essence of the art of war that I have summarized throughout my life cannot be passed down. It is such a pity!" Li Min then sighed again, and Li Yong's face finally showed  A look of shame.

    Li Min saw that the time was almost up, so he pretended to have a flash of inspiration and said happily: "Haha, I have thought of a way. Since you are either unable or unwilling to learn it, why don't I report it to my father and let the court pay for it?"  Build a Tang Military Academy, and recruit old generals such as Uncle Wei and Wei Gong to teach there. The students will select outstanding people from the army to serve. I believe that after being influenced by those veteran generals, these students will definitely learn a lot.  The Art of War, maybe there will be a few more people who can come up with the Art of War.¡±

    "No, why should my family's art of war be allowed to be learned by others?" Li Yong became anxious as soon as he heard this. In this era, it is important for sons to inherit their father's legacy, and the art of war is similar. It is usually passed down from family to family, but now Li Min wants to let others learn it.  Li Xiaogong taught publicly, which made Li Yong feel as if his things had been stolen, so he naturally opposed it firmly.

    "Ninth brother, don't be too selfish. Anyway, your brothers are not willing to learn. Instead of letting your uncle take it into the coffin, it is better to take it out and teach it to others who are willing to learn. Maybe you can be famous for future generations and become a legend like your grandson.  Everyone knows the art of war through the ages, and if you are not convinced, you can also go inside to learn it and compare it with others to see who is the true successor of his uncle's art of war?" Li Min said with a smile.

    At this time, his fox tail was finally exposed. Since Li Yong wanted to join the army, he could not be allowed to mess around in the army. It was better to go through a more formal channel. The only thing Li Min could think of was the military academy.  It doesn't matter if it's not available now. Just report it to Li Shimin and set up one. Anyway, there are people in the Tang Dynasty who are rich, and it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, so naturally there is no need to worry about no one supporting it.

    "Just go, am I still afraid of them?" Li Yong said immediately without thinking, but as soon as the words came out, he suddenly froze, his mind turned rapidly for several times, and then he looked at Li Yong with an angry look on his face.  He yelled, "Asshole, I fell into your scheme again!"

    As soon as Li Yong said the words, he immediately reached out and thoughtLive with Li Min and fight.  But Li Min laughed and galloped away, and Li Yong was naturally chasing after him. The two of them were fighting in the streets of Pyongyang, as if they were back in Chang'an.  However, Li Min, who was just in front, had just ran across a street intersection when he suddenly saw a Tang Dynasty soldier running towards him in a state of embarrassment. When he saw Li Min's team, he immediately shouted with ecstasy: "  Brothers in front, come here and help, otherwise we will suffer a big loss!"

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