"What!" Li Shimin suddenly got up, his face was full of shock, and he looked at the Yushi Ma Jiayun in disbelief.

Ma Jiayun said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this matter is true, there is indeed a matter of arson and looting in the army of the Western Expedition, and the minister does not dare to hide it." ”

Li Shimin stared at Ma Jiayun and said: "Do you know what you are talking about, although the imperial history has the right to hear about it, but it is not a sentence that can explain the past by slandering an army that has won and returned to the dynasty out of thin air." ”

At this moment, the DPRK impeached the soldiers of the Western Expedition for arson and plunder, if it is true, according to military law, it is the crime of killing the head, and the soldiers who have just obtained the merit of destroying the country have not had time to get the reward and are going to be imprisoned and beheaded, which not only makes the meritorious soldiers chill, but also makes the court how to view him Li Shimin.

Ma Jiayun said with a resolute face: "If it weren't for the conclusive evidence, how could the minister dare to say nonsense, the reason was that the soldiers who took the lead in returning to the court were unevenly divided, which exposed this ugly matter." ”

"If the army of the Western Expedition really plundered Gaochang, then why didn't the Duke of Jincheng County report to me in person when he came to Chang'an." Li Shimin frowned and asked rhetorically.

"Your Majesty, the plundering of the Western Expedition is already conclusive evidence, and recently a considerable amount of Gaochang property has been revealed in the Chang'an market, and its ultimate source directly points to the Western Expedition soldiers who took the lead in returning to the court, and the reason why the Jincheng County Duke kept his mouth shut was that he was afraid of retaliation." Yu Zhining then said, in his opinion, Jincheng County Gongji Zhisheng was not only afraid of retaliation, if he directly sued the emperor at that time, I am afraid that no one would believe it at all, and he would be deliberately falsely accused of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Li Shimin's face was embarrassed, and he said angrily: "It's just unreasonable! How did Hou Junji, the head of the marching army, actually have a large army looting, so how do the countries view my Tang Dynasty and how do they treat me, the Heavenly Khan. ”

Li Shimin felt that he must have been unfavorable for the passing years, first there was a change in the Jiucheng Palace, and now there was a looting of the Western Expeditionary Army, which made his so-called Tian Khan name stigmatized, and it was almost a joke.

Yu Zhining shook his head and said, "General Hou doesn't care, but he doesn't dare to care. ”

"Don't dare to care? He is the general manager of the Western Expedition, and the chief manager holds the power of the army, how can he not dare to manage it? Li Shimin shouted angrily.

Ma Jiayun said with a heavy face: "As the saying goes, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, the reason why the soldiers of the Western Expedition have the plundering of the army is that Hou Junji took the lead in plundering Gaochang City, and his generals followed suit and plundered the cities of Gaochang.

"There is a loss of personal morality!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said angrily.

He didn't expect that his most trusted general would do this kind of thing, in addition to the elite weapons that the Tang Dynasty relied on to dominate the world, there was also strict discipline, and the Tang Dynasty iron cavalry could be invincible, Hou Junji not only took the lead in plundering, but also took the generals under it, making the Tang Dynasty military discipline a laughing stock.

"The minister believes that the plundering of the army for the generals is a fundamental thing that is bad for my Tang Dynasty, and it must be strictly investigated, and I also ask Your Majesty to order a strict investigation of Hou Junji and other generals of the Western Expedition to revitalize the military law." Yu Zhining pleaded loudly.

Li Shimin frowned and said: "The generals of the Western Expedition!" Even the firearms army was involved in the looting? ”

The firearms army became the first male soldier in the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin could be said to attach great importance to it, so he couldn't help but ask out loud.

Yu Zhining said with a hint of disappointment in his eyes: "Your Majesty, after the firearms army broke through the city that day, the ink sacrifice wine and the firearms army did not enter the city on the grounds of gunpowder safety. ”

"Not looted?" Li Shimin's face softened a little, and the cleanliness of Merton and the firearms army finally saved his face, and it also became the last fig leaf for the Western Expeditionary Army.

However, Ma Jiayun immediately said: "However, the ink sacrifice wine secretly stole the secret technique of Gaochang winemaking and the secret technique of weaving, and it is thought that it was affected by the plundering of the Western Expeditionary Army, and it is also inseparable, and I ask Your Majesty to deal with it together." ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Regarding Merton's private acquisition of Gaochang's secret technique, it has been concluded in the DPRK and China before, Merton exchanged the raisin secret technique for the wine secret technique, and the textile secret technique Datang is not inferior to Gaochang, but only borrows it, and Merton did not use it for his own use, but handed it over to Majiacun." There is no need to mention this matter again. ”

"Fool, the Mo family and the firearms army are the last trace of His Majesty's face, how can His Majesty agree to deal with the Mo family, wouldn't that be ignoring the face of His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty." Yu Zhining sighed in his heart.

"Your Majesty is wise, the ink sacrifice wine is of high quality, and Mojia Village is rich in the world, so naturally I don't look down on Gaochang's money." Yu Zhining hurriedly remedied.

Ma Jiayun was overly concerned and hurriedly echoed: "It was the minister's negligence, but Hou Junji and the rest of the generals of the Western Expedition corrupted military discipline and damaged the reputation of Your Majesty's Heavenly Khan, and asked Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly." ”

Li Shimin took a deep breath and coldly ordered: "Pass the order, the military department, the criminal department, the imperial history platform, and the three divisions will thoroughly investigate the matter of the Western Expedition." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Yu Zhining and Ma Jiayun arched their hands, their lowered heads couldn't help flashing a hint of joy, the Tang Dynasty came over, after a series of battles, the momentum of the soldiers was unstoppable, and Confucianism could take this opportunity to suppress the soldiers in one fell swoop, but unfortunately, the conspiracy to attack the Mo family was not realized.

With the thorough investigation of the three divisions, one by one ironclad evidence was placed in front of Li Shimin, and the looting of Gaochang by the Western Expedition army was already a certainty, and the scale was large, the number of participants, and the amount of stolen goods were shocking, which caused Li Shimin to be furious.

"Come on, Hou Junji will be imprisoned immediately. Triage! Li Shimin said with a solemn face.

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And at this moment, Hou Junji, who had just returned triumphantly, was complacent, unaware that his arson and plunder had been revealed, and what he was thinking about was that he was crowned a general by virtue of his efforts to destroy Gaochang, and he jumped to replace Li Jing's position as a military god.

"Everyone, this thirty miles is Chang'an City, this triumphant general will definitely ask for merit for you, and you will be waiting for the generals in the future, but don't forget the righteousness of my comrades." Hou Junji was full of pride.

Xin Fang'er immediately echoed: "What is the general's words, if it weren't for the general's soldiers like gods, how could we sit back and enjoy such a feat, the general will definitely be rewarded by His Majesty when he goes to Chang'an City." ”

"What General Xin said is very true, this battle is a great general's strategy, so that the first battle can go down to Gaochang and scare the Western Turks back thousands of miles." Xue Wanjun echoed.

"Follow the general's promotion to make a fortune, where can I find such good things?" Xin Fang'er said with a smile.

The other generals couldn't help but smile, the last time they went west to Tuguhun, although the army made great achievements, but only the reward of the imperial court, this time, what they got from Gaochang was an astronomical amount, not to mention that after going to Chang'an City, there were good things about waiting for the generals.

Hou Junji nodded with satisfaction, he allowed the generals to plunder, and he did not mean to win over the generals.

Suddenly, a convoy came from the direction of Chang'an City and went straight to the triumphant army of the Western Expedition.

"General, someone from the imperial court." Xin Fang'er had sharp eyes and hurriedly reported.

Thirty miles outside Chang'an City, Hou Junji couldn't help but be complacent, it can be seen how much His Majesty attaches importance to him, it is already a kick in the door, he doesn't want to be criticized for being arrogant, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"It turned out to be two generals." Hou Junji stepped forward to greet him, only to see that the people who came were Li Ji and Li Daozong, Li Daozong and Li Ji's status was quite high, and Li Shimin sent two people to come, which can be said to have given Hou Junji enough face.

Li Ji arched his hand and said: "Congratulations to General Hou on his triumphant return!" ”

Hou Junji laughed and said: "General Li is polite, Hou is just a fluke, and he doesn't dare to take credit." ”

In addition to wanting to replace Li Jing, Hou Junji was also taboo about Li Ji, he knew that this person's talent for commanding troops was not below him, and he was deeply trusted by Li Shimin.

Li Daozong sighed and said: "General Hou already has a bright future, but why is he so confused and self-destructive. ”

"Confused?" When Hou Junji heard Li Daozong's words, he couldn't help but be stunned, and a bad feeling arose.

A trace of unbearability flashed in Li Daozong's eyes: "Lord Shangshu, the incident of the Western Expedition army plundering Gaochang has been reported, and I also ask Lord Shangshu to go with the Criminal Department." ”

Li Daozong is also the person who commanded the army, and he also saw the battle of Tuyuhun in the west, so he naturally knew how rare the work of destroying the country was, but Hou Junji destroyed his own work of destroying the country with his own hands.

"Loot Gaochang!" Hou Junji stayed there for a moment, he didn't expect that he would return in triumphant spirits, and in the blink of an eye, he would become a prisoner who violated military law.

As the secretary of the military department, he naturally knows how big the crime of arson and plundering is, Li Jing was already accused of conniving at the soldiers to plunder the Turks, and finally had to resign and retire, not to mention that he took the lead in arson and looting, I am afraid that the crime will be added to the crime.

It's ridiculous to say that he was determined to replace Li Jing's position all his life, but he stepped on the pit that Li Jing had stepped on, and even got stained with mud.

"The general has just made a great contribution to the imperial court, and you can't let the heroes chill." When Xin Fang'er saw Hou Junji being taken away, he panicked, if he couldn't escape from the looting of Gaochang, he immediately wanted to encourage the generals to resist collectively.

Li Ji immediately snorted coldly: "Are you trying to rebel?" What kind of place should you be, this is Chang'an City. ”

Li Ji's head drink made a group of generals sober up, this place is only thirty miles away from Chang'an City, they dare to have the slightest change is undoubtedly looking for death, and Li Ji's status is second only to Hou Junji, he has great prestige in the army, and soon the restlessness among the generals subsided.

"Please, everybody!" Li Daozong looked at the generals and said calmly.

Suddenly, the generals of the Western Expedition walked out dejectedly like defeated ducks, and they naturally knew that what they had done in Gaochang had no luck in their hearts.

Li Ji looked at the generals of the Western Expedition who were almost wiped out, and then looked at Hou Junji, who was the leader, and couldn't help sighing.

If the Western Expedition is two exam papers, one is the battle record and the other is virtue, Hou Junji handed over a full score paper in terms of combat performance, but in terms of virtue, he handed over a zero score paper.