"Your Majesty, since the emperor is willing to take the imperial expedition in person, the minister is willing to serve as the minister of military affairs under this Eastern Expeditionary Corps." Hou Junji said.

Since the emperor has personally conquered, it is naturally impossible for Hou Junji to snatch the position of the commander with the emperor, otherwise it will be a job with the emperor. Snatching jobs with the emperor is an act of looking for death. Therefore, Hou Junji naturally retreated and chose to become the Minister of Military Affairs. Anyway, the Ministry of Military Affairs is responsible for formulating the battle plan and putting forward important staff opinions to the commander-in-chief, so Hou Junji naturally wants this position. Anyway, if you win the battle by then, your own credit will be not small. After all, it is impossible for the emperor to compete with his courtiers for credit, and the emperor is already unpromoted, so the biggest hero is the Minister of War. In this way, Hou Junji can also obtain a lot of political capital, and there is not much difference.

And Li Shimin thought for a while and looked at Li Jing, but Li Jing was like an old monk who had settled down, obviously ignoring it. Li Jing knew that it was unlikely that he would go on the expedition now, so he just had to eat in Chang'an. However, when Li Shimin looked at Li Jing, Li Jing did not show a look of approval, but looked at Jingwen.

And Li Shimin was a little puzzled, but he still said: "Since this is the case, then Jing Wen will be the Minister of Military Affairs!" ”

"What?" Hou Junji was surprised.

Hou Junji didn't expect that Li Shimin would actually appoint Jingwen as the Minister of Military Affairs. Originally, he thought that he was imperative, but now that the cooked duck actually flew, this made Hou Junji angry. And Hou Junji also saw that this was probably what Li Jing meant, and Li Jing actually hinted that Li Shimin appointed Jingwen as the Minister of Military Affairs, which was simply inexplicable. And Hou Junji is much more reliable than Jingwen no matter how you look at it, so this is simply incomprehensible to Hou Junji.

And Li Jing took the initiative to say: "Jingwen is the representative of the marriage between my Tang Dynasty and Silla, so he will be the Minister of Military Affairs, and he can help us coordinate the joint operations of the Tang Dynasty and Silla." Therefore, the minister recommends Jingwen! ”

"That's the reason?" Hou Junji couldn't understand it.

And Li Jing continued: "Jingwen is also my famous general in the Tang Dynasty. What's not to do? ”

Hou Junji is simply incomprehensible, Li Jing usually does not look like a good person, why is he so dedicated to Hou Junji now. Theoretically speaking, there are really few candidates who can serve as this Minister of Military Affairs. Cheng bites Jin Qinqiong, these brave generals, are not competent. And those who can be competent and have sufficient qualifications are Li Jing, Hou Junji, Li Ji or some other clan generals. However, the clan general Li Shimin can use it, but it cannot be reused. That is to choose among the three people of Li Jing, Hou Junji and Li Ji. It is impossible for Li Jing to go on the expedition, and he still has to stay in Chang'an to take charge of the overall situation. And Hou Junji wants this position very much, but Li Jing actually doesn't support him? Li Jing would rather support Jingwen than Hou Junji. This makes Hou Junji inexplicable.

"Your Majesty, it's better not to go on the expedition? The minister's wife will give birth in another month, and if she goes on the expedition now, I am afraid that the minister's wife will have a problem giving birth. Jingwen hurriedly said.

And Li Jing actually said: "Jingwen, you don't have to worry, it will take several months for the army to prepare for the expedition, so it will not delay your wife's birth." And you are also one of the few famous generals in my Datang, so you naturally don't have to worry about anything. Moreover, the staff system was established under your leadership, and naturally no one is more familiar with it than you. So, it's very fitting that you come to be the Minister of War. ”

"General Hou is not bad!" Jingwen said immediately. He didn't want to offend Hou Junji.

But Li Jing said in an astonishing voice: "I can't believe Hou Junji!" ”

"Boom!"

Everyone was shocked in their hearts, and Hou Junji's face turned blue. Is Li Jing crazy? actually said that Hou Junji was like this, this was simply pointing at the other party's nose and scolding. If Li Jing is the number one in command of the army, then Hou Junji is the second in command. And Li Jing also taught Hou Junji. Hou Junji can be said to be half of Li Jing's apprentice. But now Li Jing actually said this about Hou Junji, this is simply too frustrating. This is tantamount to making the contradiction between the first and second in command public, which is simply unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, the ministers will tell you the reason separately. However, the minister did not support Hou Junji as the military minister of the Eastern Expeditionary Corps. The minister still supported Jingwen, so he asked the emperor to appoint Jingwen as the military minister of the Eastern Expeditionary Corps. Li Jing said.

Li Shimin looked at Li Jing, and then said, "Okay! Jingwen was appointed as the soon-to-be-formed Minister of Military Affairs. As for the other officers, let it be considered at your discretion! ”

Next, candidates for different positions were determined, and some generals also had to follow the emperor on the expedition, so the two brave generals Cheng Biting Jin Wei Chi Gong followed the expedition. As for the following, a group of officers will also be sent out, and then the Eastern Expeditionary Army will be formed to conquer Goguryeo. And the officers below are probably going to break their heads, because there are many people who want to seize this opportunity to get promoted quickly. And in the end, they all began to choose officers, and those old subordinates of the Snow Shame Army, as well as some cadets from military academies, also had to follow. Even the cadets who are still studying in the military academy have to go out to familiarize themselves with the battlefield.

And everyone was happy, and the only one who was very annoyed was Hou Junji. And Hou Junji looked at Li Jing and Jingwen, obviously very angry, obviously hateful. This time, Hou Junji was unable to go on the expedition, which means that he may not be able to accumulate enough political capital before Li Jing retires, so he may not be able to ascend to the position and become the chief of military affairs. At that time, there will be more people competing, so Hou Junji is very angry. And Hou Junji thought that Li Jing was deliberately targeting him, so Hou Junji hated Li Jing the most.

As for Jingwen, looking at this Hou Junji, he knew that he was afraid that he had suffered an unwarranted disaster. Originally, Jingwen didn't expect that this Minister of Military Affairs could fall on his head, but now Li Jing actually recommended himself instead of Hou Junji. And Jingwen suddenly remembered an allusion in the original history, that is, Li Jing thought that Hou Junji wanted to rebel. Li Jing has always been devoted to Hou Junji's teaching of the art of war, and he does not teach wholeheartedly like a real teacher. But later Hou Junji was dissatisfied, and the two parted unhappily. After that, Li Jing directly attacked Hou Junji in front of Li Shimin for wanting to rebel, and this result was another chicken feather thing. Judging from the current situation, Li Jing may have suspected that Hou Junji wanted to rebel, so he was unwilling to let Hou Junji accumulate enough political capital, so he didn't want Hou Junji to go on the expedition. (To be continued......)