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The prince is fighting for the position of the prince, the heavenly brothers and sisters cannibalize, there has never been a battle of will, there are reasons behind the fight, for power, for profit, for these two words they can draw their knives without hesitation, even if they are brothers, they will cut down with a knife.

Eighteen years ago, in the Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin personally demonstrated to his sons what fratricide is, history has always been written by the victors, after the Xuanwu Gate Change, Li Shimin mobilized all the forces he could mobilize, desperately to hide to the world how righteous his behavior of killing his brother was, how compelled to push all the sins on Li Jiancheng Li Yuanji, which barely suppressed the rebuke and discussion of the subjects, but the sequelae still exist until now.

What Li Shimin fears most is that Xuanwu Sect will become an example for his own sons, and he will also follow his example of blatantly poisoning his own brothers, so he pays special attention to the education of his sons, invites the best teachers for them, and teaches them all the truth, goodness and beauty in the world.

Unfortunately, this method of education has proven to be a failure.

The most valued prince Li Chengqian led his troops to rebel, the most beloved King Wei conspired to frame his younger brother, and those princes who only knew how to eat, drink, and bully the people and trample on the farmland, they told Li Shimin with practical actions that they were indeed walking the old road he had walked, and they were extremely skillful.

Looking at Li Tai, who was kneeling in front of him and kept kowtowing and crying, Li Shimin felt disheartened, the so-called emperor's hegemony, the so-called Wanshi Sheji, what can you do if you have more? The closest son has been by his side for so many years, and he is even ignorant of his character, and he still has high hopes for him.

The human heart is too dirty.

The sons have been educated to be like this, what about the big country? After a hundred years, who can this country be handed over?

Li Shimin was completely disappointed in Li Tai, thinking that this son was pretending to be a filial son in front of him, and pretending to be a brother and friend in front of his brothers, but the coldness and viciousness in his heart were like a poisonous snake that devoured people, ready to bite at any time, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he thought of this.

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King Wei entered the palace with a spring breeze on his face, but after leaving the palace, he lost his soul and lost his soul, like a mourner.

The contrast between before and after attracted the attention of many people, and after Li Tai returned to the palace, he closed his door, and even avoided many of the staff raised in the palace.

Such an abnormal behavior made many people curious and puzzled, no one knew what Li Shimin said to him when he was in the palace, it was certain that it was definitely not a good thing.

There are still a lot of smart people in the world, one thing can't figure out, so just connect a few things together, the answer is often in the looming connection between things, for example, the day before yesterday, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, committed suicide by taking poison, and yesterday in the court, Feng Du was assassinated, and the king of Jin miraculously cleared the suspicion, and then, today, Li Tai, the king of Wei, was announced into the Taiji Palace, and he looked desperate and lonely after leaving the palace......

These things are linked together, and many good people seem to understand something.

Conspiracy, framing, poisoning, brotherly ......

These key words were connected, and many people's expressions suddenly became wonderful.

Although the content of the conversation between Li Shimin and Li Tai's father and son has not been leaked, many smart people have speculated at will, and the results obtained are very close to the truth.

As a result, public opinion in Chang'an City was everywhere, and the city was full of wind and rain.

This time, the center of public opinion was no longer Li Zhi or Li Su, but Li Tai, the king of Wei.

Just like what happened to Li Zhi at the beginning, what Li Zhi endured at the beginning is now all planted on Li Tai.

The mastermind behind the assassination of Feng Du, framed his younger brother, and forced his younger brother to commit suicide by taking poison...... Beast, you are a master and bold.

Fortunately, the sky has eyes, good and evil are rewarded, the conspiracy was finally exposed, and the Son of Heaven was wise and reprimanded him fiercely, and King Wei had to think about it behind closed doors.

Although Li Shimin did not punish Li Tai in any way, but in the discussion of the court and the people, Li Tai's image plummeted, and the virtuous and talented names that were established in Shilin collapsed overnight, and even the courtiers who were already standing in the camp of King Wei in the court had some hesitation in their hearts at this time.

For Li Zhi and Li Su, this is undoubtedly an unexpected gain, they did not expect that after Li Shimin reprimanded Li Tai, it would have such a big chain reaction among the people of the court.

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There are only three days before Li Zhi's wedding, Li Zhi's body has been seen well, and he can jump on the house to uncover the tiles as usual, so the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Service began to get busy, and the heads of the Taiyuan Wang family and the Shandong Zhushi clan also came to Chang'an to participate in Li Zhi's wedding.

The gloomy and dreary Chang'an City, because of the upcoming wedding of King Jin, has added a little joy and swept away a bit of haze.

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The matter was successfully retreated, hiding his name, Feng Du's assassination case was over, Li Su returned home silently, and took care of Xu Mingzhu, who was pregnant, in addition to eating and waiting for death.

After the days were leisurely, Li Su suddenly felt that this kind of lazy days that consumed the will and made the hero short of breath was really ...... It's so comfortable, I hope to be able to live comfortably like this for a lifetime, to be a powerful man who is not enterprising, arrogant and lascivious, and to educate him like this when he has a son in the future, in addition to making money must be fierce, everything else is floating clouds, after earning gold and silver, you must try to enjoy life, just lie in the middle of the yard on all fours, cool in summer, bask in the sun in winter, put a pot of wine next to it, a few side dishes, life is like this, what more can you ask for.

Wu left, Li Su initially had a period of loss, and his mood quickly calmed down.

In the final analysis, there is a lack of love between men and women between him and Wu, and it is impossible for people with different views to spark no matter what, Wu's confession to him may be out of love, or because of profit, but even if there is affection, this feeling will not be so pure.

Li has always had a habit of cleanliness, and in the face of an impure feeling, it is like seeing a piece of used toilet paper, which is impossible to choose to accept no matter what.

Half-squinting, lying under the porch of the front hall, the weather in August is still very hot, only the north and south under the porch are transparent, and a few large ice cubes are placed around the reclining chairs.

After lunch, Li Su is used to sleeping, how long to sleep depends on the state, sometimes wake up halfway, after thinking about it, find that there is nothing to do when you wake up, so you continue to sleep in a daze, sleep until the sun goes down or wake up in Li Daozheng's dissatisfied angry snort.

Anyway, it's your own life, so what's if it's wasted? Why do others make irresponsible comments?

Today, Li Su is destined to miss the nap.

When he was staring at him and about to fall asleep, Steward Xue's voice woke him up.

Li Su opened his eyes in a daze, his gaze was very unhappy, the image of Steward Xue in front of him as a white and chubby and cute old man looked like an eyesore everywhere at the moment, and it was all a failure.

"What's the matter?" Li Su said impatiently.

Steward Xue smiled apologetically and said softly, "Grandpa, there is a visitor......

"Did you bring a gift?"

Steward Xue was stunned, and the first sentence did not ask who came, but asked if he brought gifts, and the powerful people in Chang'an were the only ones in their own grandfather.

"Uh, I didn't."

Li Su snorted dissatisfiedly: "Uncle Xue, are you old and confused? Do you still need to call me if you come to the door empty-handed? Where do you come from, where do you cool go. ”

Steward Xue smiled embarrassedly: "But grandpa, I'm afraid you really have to see this guest, people come all the way ......."

"Who?"

"Hou Junji, General Hou."

Li Su was excited, and immediately sobered up: "General Hou has returned to Chang'an?" ”

"Yes, I just came home, I brought a dozen or so subordinates, all the way, looking at their appearance, it seems that they haven't even returned to their own home, they came to our house first, grandpa, do you want to see him?"

Li Su immediately said, "See!" See you of course. I personally went out to meet him. ”

After speaking, Li Su straightened his clothes and walked quickly towards the gate.

Open the side door, outside the door, a group of dusty soldiers with tired faces stood quietly in the open space, each leading a horse, the first one was burly, full of beard, dark face full of vicissitudes, the whole person was like a sword into the sheath, it was difficult to see the edge, but the edge was still there.

The two looked at each other, Li Su hurriedly went out and walked a few steps, and saluted him: "Meet Uncle Hou and congratulate Uncle Hou on his pardon." ”

The word "pardon" made Hou Junji's cheeks move slightly, and then he smiled and said: "Yes, you are already a county prince in your twenties, and it is not difficult to be crowned king in this life, and the old man has not congratulated you on your promotion." ”

Li Su said a few words modestly, and seeing that Hou Junji and the subordinates behind him were all tired, Li Su hurriedly instructed Steward Xue to lead the horse, invite Hou Junji and the tribes into the mansion, and then ask the subordinates to fetch water and prepare clothes to clean, and the meat in the cauldron was served hot, and the wine and food were full.

Li Su led Hou Jun into the front hall, the guests and hosts sat down, and Li Su ordered his subordinates to set up a banquet.

Qiannan was pardoned, and it took two full months on the way back to Chang'an, day and night, hard work, Hou Junji's mental state was not very good, his eyes were bloodshot, his body was covered with dust, and he was wearing a coarse cloth clothes, looking like a down-and-out homeless person.

Li Su looked at him for a while, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, Uncle Hou has lost a lot, you have suffered for more than a year." ”

Hou Junji smiled bitterly: "Half a life of horses, half a life of honor and disgrace, this life is like this." ”

After the joy of meeting, the atmosphere became a little dull.

Li Su was silent for a moment and said softly: "Family...... Did you reply? ”

Hou Junji shook his head: "I haven't entered the city yet, passing by Jingyang County, the old man thought that he would come to see you first no matter what, so he turned around, and after a while, he said goodbye and went home to have a look." ”

I wanted to tell him about Mrs. Hou, but when the words came to my mouth, Li Su still couldn't bear to say it after all, so she could only wait for Hou Junji to go home and taste the sorrows of life herself.

Li Su didn't speak, but he didn't expect Hou Junji to take the initiative to mention it.

"Halfway through, the old man heard about the family, my wife and her ......" Hou Junji's eyes were red, he shook his head and didn't say any more, but said: "The Hou family can be thorough, and it all depends on the mediation and planning of the virtuous nephew. ”

Li Su hurriedly said: "The little nephew didn't do anything at all, or rather, he didn't do enough, and it was Aunt Hou who really saved the Hou family." ”

Hou Junji shook his head and said, "You did your best, my wife...... I also did my best, and I should be thanked. ”

With a bitter look on his face, Hou Junji sighed: "The old man has fought all his life, holding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but in the end, he still has to rely on women and juniors to protect him. ”

"Uncle Hou, heroes are alive, there are always ups and downs, please Uncle Hou cheer up, this time His Majesty pardons Uncle Hou, after returning to Chang'an, he will be reused, the Western Regions are in turmoil, Uncle Hou has the experience of leveling the Western Regions, this time he led the king to go on the expedition, and he will be able to return with a big victory."

Hou Junji nodded, his expression still depressed: "Tomorrow, the old man will enter the palace to face the king, I heard that the war in the Western Regions is quite urgent, the old man is afraid that he will not be able to stay in Chang'an for a few days, and he still hopes that the virtuous nephew will take care of the old man on behalf of the old man." ”

Li Su hurriedly responded, and the maid also served wine and food at this time.

Maybe he was really hungry all the way, Hou Junji was not polite, eating meat and drinking a lot, Li Su was by the side, and the hall was silent for a while, only hearing the sound of Hou Junji chewing.

Gradually, Li Su found that Hou Junji was eating, and the bean-sized tears fell on the dishes one by one, but Hou Junji's expression did not change, and he still ate one bite at a time.

Li Su's heart couldn't help but hurt.

The man's silent tears are the most shocking, especially since this man was once a general who held tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and killed decisively on the battlefield.

"Uncle Hou, you ...... Mourning, I only blamed me for not being careful enough at the beginning, and I didn't see that Aunt Hou had already sprouted her will to die. Li Su sighed.

Hou Junji sniffed vigorously, shook his head and said, "How can I blame you, it's her...... I can't think about it too much, her temperament is already strong, the Hou family has suffered a catastrophe, the family has fallen, it all depends on her strong temperament to barely support the shelf, the reason why she chose to kill herself is forced by the situation, the old man understands her thoughts, she wants to use her death in exchange for the peace of the Hou family......"

With a long exhale, Hou Junji's face showed a look of nostalgia: "The old man can marry her in this life, the biggest luck in his life, she died a heroic death, what is not worth it is that she should not die for the Hou family, if the rise and fall of the Hou family can only be exchanged by a woman in the end, even if this family is kept, it is meaningless." ”

"The old man stopped for a while, put her relics in place, her tablet was sent to the Hou family ancestral hall, and she was the only woman in my Hou family ancestral hall, she was qualified enough to enter the ancestral hall and be worshiped by the descendants of the Hou family."

Li Su sighed: "Uncle Hou has just returned to Chang'an, if there is anything that needs the service of the little nephew, just say it." ”

Hou Junji shook his head: "The old man will meet you tomorrow, if there is no accident, the day after tomorrow he should receive the will to order the troops to go to the army, the time is very rushed, I will not say goodbye to you then, you take care of yourself." ”

Li Su nodded, and then suddenly remembered something, and said, "Uncle Hou, the little nephew still has a small matter to ask you for help." ”

"You say."

"The little nephew has a fellow villager friend, named Wang Zhuan, who participated in the battle to recover Songzhou, and also accompanied the little nephew in the bloody battle of Xizhou City, almost died in battle, was born tall and burly, was selected into the Modao battalion, skill and loyalty are not a problem, now he is idle at home, he wants to go out with the army, and gain a reputation on the battlefield, can Uncle Hou take him with him when he goes to the Western Regions?"

Hou Junji laughed and said: "My husband's fame should be taken from the horse, this kid is a good man, so talented, how can the old man not use it?" Tell him to pack up and come to the school to find me the day after tomorrow, well, since it is a virtuous nephew, you recommend talents, let him follow the old man as a personal guard, and let him learn the ability to arrange troops, and it will not be a problem to be sent to the military camp to lead a partial division in a year or two, as long as he is not too stupid, the old man will ensure him a bright future. ”

Li Su was immediately relieved, he was originally worried that there would be no eyes on the battlefield, but if Hou Junji's personal guards were not worried about his life, the commander of the first army had always been in the rear of the camp, and after a battle, it was rare to use the commander's personal guards, as for the future to be sent to the barracks to lead the army, it should be a very distant matter.

So Li Su hurriedly thanked Hou Junji.

After eating and drinking, when Hou Junji was about to get up and say goodbye, his body was just half owed, and he didn't know what to think, so he sat down again, and said: "This time, Your Majesty has let go of so many veterans in the court, and sent the old man as the commander to go to the Western Regions, I think Your Majesty should plan to go east to Goguryeo?" ”

Li Su nodded and said, "Your Majesty has been planning the Eastern Crusade for many years, and it seems that this battle should be inevitable." ”

Hou Junji frowned: "What about you?" Will Your Majesty's Crusade take you? ”

Li Su scratched his head and said, "It should be ...... Yes, Uncle Hou should know, after I made the earth-shaking thunder, His Majesty set up a firearms bureau, and the Tang Dynasty now uses firearms more or less in every battle, and the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is such an important battle, presumably firearms are indispensable, and His Majesty, the person who created firearms, should order me to go out with the army. ”

Hou Junji thought about it, his face suddenly became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Since it is inevitable to go out with the army, you must remember not to lead the army to fight, there are so many old immortals in the court, they want to die, let them go, you little baby don't take the initiative to join in the fun, understand?" ”

Li Su heard the meaning of the words, and couldn't help but say, "What does Uncle Hou mean...... Your Majesty's Eastern Crusade is unpredictable? ”

Hou Junji's eyes became deeper, and he sighed: "It's not just unpredictable, it's dangerous. ”

Li Su's expression remained unchanged, Hou Junji's conclusion was actually the same as he expected, and Li Su was not optimistic about the results of this Eastern Crusade.

"I would like to hear Uncle Hou's high opinions."

Hou Junji sighed and said: "Just after the conquest of Xue Yantuo, the huge grassland has not been digested, it took nearly a year to fight Xue Yantuo, 100,000 soldiers eat horses and chew, and the grain and grass are all supplied by the people. Now that we have been resting for less than three years, and we are going to go east to Goguryeo, the vitality of the people has not yet recovered, how can grain and grass be supplied? Who of the prime ministers of the DPRK and China has calculated this account? Once the army runs out of food and does not need the enemy to attack, our own government soldiers will mutiny. ”

"There is also the climate, geography, water and soil of Liaodong, as well as the impact of long-term trekking on the morale of the soldiers, etc., my king is tired for thousands of miles, Goguryeo is waiting for work, and it is a local stubbornness, familiar with its own geography and culture, and there are more national soldiers who can be replenished at any time......"

Hou Junji shook his head and said: "There are too many drawbacks in this war, it is by no means comparable to the previous Tang Dynasty conquests, Goguryeo is also a warlike country, there are many famous generals in the country, and the three expeditions of the Sui Dynasty to Goguryeo were all defeated, so it can be seen that it is not so simple to level Goguryeo." ”

Li Su sighed: "Your Majesty is bent on going his own way, and the Chinese and military forces of the DPRK want to use this battle to repay the shame of the Sui Dynasty, and most importantly, Your Majesty wants to take advantage of this to establish his authority and welcome back the bones of the Sui Dynasty soldiers after Ping Goguryeo, so that the subjects of the world will be inspired and inspired, so that the world will return to the heart, the significance of this battle is too great, Your Majesty will fight it, and this battle is probably inevitable." ”

Hou Junji sneered: "What if it fails? Nearly 30 years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the prestige that he had finally established was lost, so how could the world return to its heart? ”

"The problem is that now that the whole dynasty is up and down, the monarchs and ministers don't think that this battle will be lost......"

Hou Junji sighed: "The Tang Dynasty has been too smooth over the years, and the monarchs and ministers in the court have gradually begun to swell, and they always feel that the king is invincible and invincible in the world, and regards the heroes of the world as local chickens and dogs, but Goguryeo...... It's different. ”

Li Su thought for a while and said: "Maybe it will be defeated, but it shouldn't be a big defeat, Your Majesty and all the veterans are all experienced in a hundred battles, and the assessment of the situation on the battlefield will not be inaccurate, but it is difficult to completely level Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla are not soft persimmons, although there are frequent civil wars between Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla now, once I go out to conquer the Tang Dynasty, the three countries are likely to strike the war and join forces to jointly foreign countries, not to mention, there is also a Wa state not far from the Three Kingdoms, this country has always been despicable and shameless, It's hard to say whether they will intervene in it, in short, this game of chess in Liaodong is too chaotic and complicated, and if you don't have a thorough understanding of the overall situation of the entire peninsula, it is really not appropriate to use swords and soldiers against them......"

Hou Junji glanced at him strangely and said, "Wa Kingdom? Does the virtuous nephew have some misunderstanding of this country? As far as the old man knows, this country is the most humble, their writing and etiquette are set up in accordance with my Tang Dynasty, whether the king's courtiers or the people, all advocate my Tang Dynasty terroir, to learn my Tang Dynasty language, I am proud of the Tang Dynasty products, in recent years, the lord of the country of the Japanese country has sent envoys to congratulate, asking His Majesty to allow his country to send Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty, in-depth study of the Tang Dynasty culture and Buddhism, as well as architecture, bridge building, etc., the performance of this country, it seems that it is not as despicable and shameless as you say. ”

Li Su smiled bitterly, the badness of this country has not yet been revealed, especially in today's Tang Dynasty, whether it is the monarchs or the common people, their eyes are on the top of their heads, and so many countries have been subdued, how can a small country of Japanese people look at it? No one knew that there was a man-eating wolf sleeping on the side of their couch.

Now I can't explain it, and no one believes it, so I can only rely on my own life to find a way to harm it.

The two sat in the front hall to discuss the Eastern Crusade, and when they talked about it, their attitudes were the same pessimistic, and the more they talked, the more dull they became.

Hou Junji sat in silence for a while and then took his leave.

Li Su sent him to the door, watched more than ten horsemen gallop away, and couldn't help but pray secretly in his heart, I hope that Li Shimin's brain will not convuls, and leave more time for Datang to come out, so that the people can take a breath more, and the court will be more prepared.

In the real history, Li Shimin's Eastern Expedition was defeated for many reasons, among which "great joy and hasty battle" is definitely a very important one.

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The news of Hou Jun's return to Chang'an was not big or small in the court, and there was some movement.

Later, because of the death of Mrs. Hou, the Hou family finally restored the title, and seeing that Hou Junji will be reused, he led the army to the Western Regions, and the scenery of the Hou family gradually returned.

In the eyes of many people, I can't help but sigh, time, fate, the ups and downs of the Hou family, there seems to be some kind of retribution of the cycle of good and evil lingering in the dark, Hou Junji participated in the rebellion, and finally Mrs. used her life to compensate for the evil cause for him, and this cause and effect is over.

Hou Junji went home very low-key, and when he got home, he closed the door to thank the guests, no colleagues were seen, and a group of old and young women and children of the Hou family greeted him, Hou Junji also ignored it, and sat alone in the ancestral hall of the Hou family holding Mrs. Hou's tablet, and sat all night.

This night, many people heard the whimpering and crying sound of the Hou family ancestral hall like a beast being injured, just after dawn, the door of the ancestral hall opened, and Hou Junji appeared in front of everyone in a purple robe, and after tidying up his clothes and crowns with an expressionless face, he walked towards Taiji Palace.

Everything last night and before last night was like a page turned without leaving a trace, and only he knew whether there was a permanent wound left in his heart.

Outside the gate of Taiji Palace, Hou Junji stood alone in the big square in front of the door, waiting for the dynasty to disperse. Looking up at the towering city tower on the Zhengyang Gate, Hou Junji's expression was calm, without sadness or joy.

The forbidden army outside the door looked at him curiously, they naturally knew Hou Junji, but everyone didn't expect that after the high-spirited General Hou was recalled from Qiannan by His Majesty, his appearance became a little more vicissitudes and became more silent. I don't know what kind of experience he has had in the past year or so.

It didn't take long for the melodious bells to come from the city tower, and the court dispersed, and the civil and military courtiers walked out of the palace gate in twos and threes, and saw Hou Junji standing alone outside the palace gate, and the courtiers were stunned for a moment, and then some stepped forward to take the initiative to say hello, and some silently bypassed, and walked out as if they hadn't seen it.

Cheng Biting Jin, Li Jiniu, Jinda and other veterans walked out of the palace gate side by side, and when they saw Hou Junji, they stepped forward one after another, laughed and patted him on the shoulder, and greeted him together.

The generals are all rectums in the end, although Hou Junji's relationship with everyone was not very harmonious before, but after all, everyone has fought for His Majesty together, and the past grievances are not a deep hatred, haha smiled and revealed each other.

Cheng Biting Jin even patted him on the shoulder and invited Hou Junji to go to his house for a banquet to catch the wind, Li Ji was very skillful in dismantling Cheng Biting Jin's platform on the side, Cheng Biting Jin was furious, shouting to fight with Li Ji, and Niu Jinda next to him did not fight, but laughed......

It is still a familiar robe, a familiar taste, Hou Junji smiled humbly, compared to the empty eyes of the year, now he is more gentle and more polite, Cheng Yanjin and the others, who kept laughing, exchanged glances with each other, obviously Hou Junji's changes today surprised everyone.

A eunuch in a silk robe slowly walked out of the palace gate, raised the dust in his hand, smiled at Hou Junji, and raised his voice in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has a will, Xuan Hou Junji will meet you in the Ganlu Palace——"