Hou Junji was bold and reckless, and embezzled the property in the palace of Gaochang as his own, this matter is not a secret in Gaochang at all, so the person sent by Li Shimin to investigate has already investigated this matter clearly as soon as he arrived in Gaochang, and then used the power of Feinusi to quickly send the news to Chang'an.

"That's the way it is, Su Dingfang is really unlucky this time, and I don't know if he is greedy for Gao Chang's property, otherwise he will definitely be implicated this time!" At Li Xiu's house, Ma Ye said to him with a solemn face at this time.

Ma Ye knew that Su Dingfang was pulled up by Li Xiu, and the relationship between the two was also very close, so after Ma Ye learned the news of Gaochang, he immediately rushed to tell him about it, and by the way, he also wanted to find a way to see if he could help Su Dingfang.

Li Xiu also showed a solemn expression when he heard the news, and after a while, he spoke: "With my understanding of Su Dingfang, he is definitely not a greedy person, even if it is the spoils captured on the battlefield in the past, he will not monopolize it, but distribute it to the soldiers below, so this time Hou Junji is greedy for the property of the Gaochang Palace, it must have nothing to do with him!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Ma Ye also nodded in agreement and said: "What you said is also reasonable, Su Dingfang is indeed not a greedy person, but after this matter came back, His Majesty immediately summoned Changsun Wuji and others to discuss the matter, and now everyone is demanding that Hou Junji be severely punished, and Su Dingfang, as the deputy governor, even if he does not participate in this matter, I am afraid that he will be implicated in the future!" ”

Li Xiu also smiled bitterly at the moment, and said after a while: "That's true, in recent years, His Majesty has shifted his attention to domestic governance, and has always severely punished corruption, Hou Junji dared to commit a crime at this time, it is simply bold, this time I am afraid that he will take off his skin if he does not die!" ”

When it came to the end, Li Xiu also became a little annoyed, he believed that Su Dingfang would definitely not lose the bottom line for this bit of wealth, but because Hou Junji was implicated, and not only Su Dingfang, I am afraid that many of the generals of this expedition to Gaochang will be dragged into the water, and they have obviously gone through a lot of hardships to defeat Gaochang, and now not only is it not a credit, I am afraid that they will be questioned after they come back, which makes Li Xiu feel worthless for them.

"With Your Majesty's favor to Hou Junji, I'm afraid I won't kill him, but it is Your Majesty's favor that makes Hou Junji so lawless, thinking that he can do whatever he wants in the Western Regions, and this time he finally laid off a big heel!" Ma Ye was also a little annoyed at this time, to put it mildly, Hou Junji also smeared the generals in the army this time, which made Ma Ye, who was born a military general, naturally very angry.

"Even if His Majesty won't kill him, but Hou Junji has made a big mistake this time, and it is estimated that the ministers of the court will not let him go, after all, he used to be too arrogant and domineering, but he offended many people!" Li Xiu said again at this time, he has a good relationship with most of the generals in the court, but there are only two people who have no contact, the first is naturally Li Jing, who has fallen out with him a long time ago, and the second is Hou Junji, because he feels that Hou Junji is a ruthless and narrow person, and his actions are too ruthless, and he is really not a person who can have deep friendships.

"Yes, there is already a fight between the civil and military officials in the court, and His Majesty is to win the world immediately, so he is particularly generous to the military generals, and even many military generals can worship the prime minister, which also causes the dissatisfaction of many civil officials, such as Hou Junji as a military general and worships the post of the secretary of the military department, this time he made such a big mistake, it is estimated that those civil officials will also take advantage of this, and even suppress all the generals!" Ma Ye also said with a worried expression at this time.

Hearing Ma Ye's words, Li Xiu showed a hesitant expression, and then spoke: "Uncle Ma, you may not like to listen to my words, but I think Hou Junji's matter may be a good thing for the generals!" ”

"Why do you say that?" Ma Ye couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words and asked.

I saw Li Xiu hesitate again at this time, and then replied: "In fact, in my opinion, it is best to maintain a relative balance between the military and the military in the court, and now His Majesty attaches great importance to the military generals, so that the power in the hands of the military generals is also a little too large, not only in the court, but also in the local military generals, many military generals not only hold military power, but also can meddle in local government affairs, in the long run, this is not a good thing, and even will endanger the foundation of the imperial court!" ”

Li Xiu's words are not groundless, in fact, the reason why the Tang Dynasty weakened in the late period was because the local military generals were too strong, resulting in strong branches, and the orders of the central government could not be conveyed to the localities, and finally formed one by one feudal towns, which was also one of the main reasons for the demise of the Tang Dynasty.

Later, the Song Dynasty was established, and it was the lesson of the fall of the Tang Dynasty that was learned, and the method of strong cadres and weak branches was adopted, which was originally a good policy, but the Song Dynasty suppressed the generals too much, and even Di Qing, a famous general with great achievements, was also suppressed everywhere, and even in terms of status, it was not as good as the ordinary Jinshi background, so it seemed overkill, and the military generals were completely pressed under the civilian group, which also led to the entire Song Dynasty being too weak.

Ma Ye also showed a thoughtful expression when he heard Li Xiu's words, he was born as a military general, and he unconsciously considered the problem from the perspective of a military general, but now hearing Li Xiu's words, it also made him rethink this problem, and after a long time, he sighed and said: "What you said also makes sense, whether it is a military general or a civilian official, if a certain party is too powerful, it is not a good thing for the imperial court, this time Hou Junji committed a crime, Your Majesty may limit the power in the hands of the military general." ”

"Uncle Ma, Su Dingfang also asks you to inquire about more news, I also have to go to his house this afternoon, it is estimated that after the news spreads, his family must be frightened!" Li Xiu said to Ma Ye again at this time.

Su Dingfang and Li Xiu are good families, and when they are in Chang'an in the future, they often bring their children to Li Xiu's house, but his sons have grown up, and it is inconvenient to send them to Li Xiu's house to study, but he often says that he must send his grandson to Li Xiu's house to study in the future, and every time he goes on an expedition, he entrusts his family to Li Xiu to take care of.

"Well, Su Dingfang has fallen into blood mold this time, but it shouldn't be a big deal, I have already ordered someone to contact Su Dingfang before, as long as he doesn't covet the property in the palace like Hou Junji, it shouldn't be a big deal." Ma Ye also nodded at the moment.

"By the way, Zhao Deyan is about to rush to Chang'an, I don't know where he is now?" Li Xiu suddenly thought of Zhao Deyan, and immediately asked again, after Gaochang was defeated, Datang will also start to officially pass through the Western Regions, and it will also be the time for Feinusi to show his strength, and it is not possible to rely on Ma Ye alone.