The curtain of the carriage was lifted.
A middle-aged man dressed in purple official robes slowly got down from the carriage.
This person was Zhangsun Wuji, the Minister of Personnel of the Tang Empire, the elder brother of Empress Zhangsun. He was the most qualified to judge whether Zhangsun Minzhi was a member of the Zhangsun Clan or not.
Zhangsun Wuji swept his gaze across the surroundings. The corners of his mouth curled up in disdain as he berated angrily.
"You think you're qualified to impersonate someone from the Zhangsun Clan? you... How..."
Just as his gaze fell on the youth and he was about to berate him, his pupils suddenly constricted, his body suddenly stiffened, and his words instantly stopped.
It was too similar. This face was 20% similar to his and 50% similar to his father, Zhangsun Sheng. Especially since Zhangsun Wuji was the eldest son of the family, he was more familiar with Zhangsun Sheng.
Therefore, this young man was the jinx that killed his parents, and the eldest brother, Sun Minzhi, who fell off the cliff.
"Big brother, long time no see."
Zhangsun Minzhi's expression was complicated. When he was young, he was naughty and liked to climb trees and catch fish to skip classes. It was he who repeatedly beat him with the ferule and did not treat him as a younger brother at all.
After all, he had seen the light orbs countless times and indirectly recovered his memories before he was five years old.
Zhangsun Wuji remained silent as if he was recalling the past.
Seeing this, everyone knew that this was also Zhangsun Wuji's first time meeting Zhangsun Minzhi. But this Zhangsun Minzhi was undoubtedly the country's uncle, but why wasn't he touched when brothers met?
"How dare you!"
"Are you even worthy of addressing Lord Zhangsun like this? Don't try to climb up the ladder!"
Zhangsun Wuji's guard captain stood up and glared at the young man, shouting. Lord Zhangsun had just told him that his younger brother had fallen to his death, so the one outside the city was definitely an imposter. He even said that he would break his legs and expel him from Chang 'an.
Zhangsun Wuji didn't know whether he should scold the head guard or not acknowledge Zhangsun Minzhi's identity.
When the guard captain and his subordinates were about to break the youth's legs, Zhangsun Wuji reached out and pulled him back.
"Tell him, who am I?"
Zhangsun Minzhi took out the wooden token hanging around his neck from his clothes and said indifferently.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji's pupils constricted. He finally confirmed his identity. He had this wooden token unique to the Zhangsun Clan. His sister had it, and so did he.
"Eldest Sun Minzhi, my younger brother."
Zhangsun Wuji admitted it in front of everyone, and the guard captain's eyes widened."Sir, you didn't say that just now.”
Zhangsun Wuji also did not expect that even falling off a cliff of ten thousand feet would not kill this lone star.
Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and grabbed their hands. Zhangsun Wuji on the left and Sun Minzhi on the right laughed.
"You didn't expect this either, right? Little Brother Zhangsun is able to help the people now. It will definitely be the glory of the Zhangsun family in the future.”
Zhangsun Wuji did not expect that the disaster relief youth he admired was actually his younger brother who had been missing for fifteen years.
However, at this moment, an untimely voice sounded.
"I didn't come here today to see you two brothers recognize each other. I want to ask Young Master Zhangsun, do you have something that can double the military strength of the empire? How about letting this old master broaden his horizons?"
"If you don't, please forgive me for taking my leave." Xiao Yu said coldly.”
"Naturally!" Zhangsun Minzhi replied proudly. He immediately waved his hand and asked the craftsmen to bring over the stirrups and saddles that had been forged.
Swoosh!
Everyone's faces darkened, greatly disappointed in Zhangsun Minzhi.
They thought that Cheng Yaojin was just joking and bragging, but they didn't expect Zhangsun Minzhi to really admit it.
Double!
If they could double their military strength, how could Yuchi Gong, who was fighting at the front line, be defeated? How could half of the mountains and rivers fall into the hands of the non-humankind?
As long as they doubled their military strength, the situation in the north would be reversed, and the Turks would be expelled. All problems would be solved.
After recovering the northern lands, the 400,000 refugees outside Chang 'an City naturally had a place to settle down.
The Imperial Court would not have to kill them.
However…
How could it be so easy to double the military strength?
He didn't expect that Zhangsun Minzhi was just a strategist on paper.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji suddenly pulled his hand away from Cheng Yaojin's hand. His face was red with embarrassment, and he was flustered on behalf of Zhangsun Minzhi.
Zhangsun Wuji glared at Zhangsun Minzhi.
What the hell did you say?
The Zhangsun family's face has been completely thrown away by you. You don't want face, but I still want face!
Zhangsun Wuji scolded,"Brat, you're talking nonsense about military affairs!" We, the good generals of the Great Tang, are here. How can we be inferior to you?”
Everyone felt that Zhangsun Wuji was right. They were all prepared to leave in the carriage.
Zhangsun Minzhi's words were simply treating military affairs as a child's play.
Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others turned to leave.
"I haven't seen this thing yet, and you're already making a conclusion. I've seen it! The Great Tang Imperial Court is nothing more than this."
Zhangsun Minzhi looked at the officials of the Great Tang and coldly snorted.
His words were not directed at Zhangsun Wuji, but at everyone.
This successfully provoked everyone's anger.
Xiao Yu was so angry that he laughed. He cupped his hands and said,"Young Master Zhangsun, I'm not talented. I want to see what you're talking about. So as not to cause the pearl to be covered in dust."
Everyone stopped and looked at Zhangsun Minzhi to see how he would react.
Zhangsun Minzhi took a pair of iron stirrups from the craftsman and handed them to Xiao Yu. He glanced at Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, and the other military figures, indicating for them to pass them around.
"Duke Wei, may I ask why the Great Tang is unable to resist the Turks? Why can't it stop the Turks from moving south?”
His question caused the ministers to fall into deep thought.
Everyone looked at Li Jing, the Duke of Wei. He was the one who was the most knowledgeable about military warfare.
"Although the Great Tang has the geographical advantage, we can still defend the city. But the Turks had people, and the people of the Turks had grown up on horseback, skilled in riding and archery. Men and women, old and young, were all soldiers, no different from a million bowmen.”
"The Turks occupy the northern part of the desert, and that place is rich in Dayuan horses. The Turkic cavalry are as fast as the wind and as fast as lightning. The Great Tang soldiers can only watch in the dust and lose the initiative to fight.”
"The Great Tang cavalry is inferior to the Turkic cavalry.”
"As a result, the Great Tang is no match for them!”
Li Jing pondered for a moment and said,"If we can make the Empire's cavalry stronger by 30%, we can double the Empire's military strength.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, but Zhangsun Minzhi smiled as if he had a plan in mind.
"Haha, just this pair of broken iron can strengthen the army?”
"Young Master Zhangsun, don't go astray with such a strange and licentious object.”
Xiao Yu stared at the strange thing in his hand for a long time, then laughed out loud and taught Zhangsun Minzhi a lesson.
He handed the pair of stirrels to Zhangsun Wuji and said,"
"This old man is not talented and has little knowledge.”
Just like Xiao Yu, Zhangsun Wuji studied this thing repeatedly for a long time.
His expression gradually stiffened. Then, he felt that he had been teased by Zhangsun Minzhi and was furious. He suddenly threw her to the ground.
"Zhangsun Minzhi! Don't embarrass the Zhangsun Clan! Just this scrap metal could double the military strength of the dynasty?”
"Do you really think that we ministers are easy to deceive?”
"What if I can?"
Zhangsun Minzhi's voice was cold.
Zhangsun Wuji said,"I'll swallow this piece of rotten metal in front of everyone."”
"Then you're doomed!" His eldest grandson is more sensitive.
You still don't know how to restrain yourself?
Why did he have to lose face in front of his colleagues?
Zhangsun Wuji was so angry that his iron lungs exploded. His face was ferocious, and his body could not help but tremble. He suddenly pulled out the knife at the guard's waist, wanting to clean up the house.
To get rid of this scum for the Zhangsun Clan.
Today, the Zhangsun Clan's face had been completely thrown away by Zhangsun Minzhi.
He wondered how the ministers would discuss today's matter behind their backs in the court tomorrow.
If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have acknowledged him!
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