Chapter 508: Dilemma
"Your Majesty, Hou Junji is full of complaints, grievances, and jealousy, and he actually did such a thing, and today, he deserves to be imprisoned. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć There was a minister who said that he was arrogant and resentful. In Yichen's opinion, it is true that he is arrogant, but it may not be necessary to have resentment! ā
When the triage of the three divisions is over and the final result is delivered. Eldest Sun Wuji's eyes flickered, he hesitated for a moment, and then stood up and said something.
Li Shimin's expression eased slightly, he also felt that what the eldest grandson Wuji said was good, Hou Junji was also a meritorious minister, Hou Junji made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, it was really not easy to let Li Shimin punish him severely, Li Shimin was ruthless to the enemy, even if the enemy was his brother and son, and had the means of an iron-blooded emperor, but for the henchmen who had been following him, he was very nostalgic. Many heroes of the country, because of their success and fame, have changed their temperament greatly, and often do extraordinary things.
Li Shimin usually focuses on persuasion in this situation, as long as it is not too much, and he cannot bear to punish him.
The same is true of Hou Junji in history. He caused trouble in Gaochang and sent Li Shimin to prison, but as soon as Cen Wenwen persuaded him, he was forgiven, and he was not severely punished, but reinstated. It shows that Li Shimin misses the old feelings very much, and he is a little indulgent to the heroes, and he can't bear to be punished.
For Hou Junji, Li Shimin still has hope in his heart, hoping that after this incident, he will realize his mistakes, and then change his mind and become a new person. It is true that he leaked the military information, but after all, he did not cause much damage, but let Qin Feng take care of the plan and easily eat the elite journey of Jieli Khan, it can be said that to a certain extent, Hou Junji has made meritorious contributions.
Of course, this is exculpation. If it weren't for Qin Feng's vigilance, the result would be so conceivable, if Li Chengqian encountered an accident, with the virtue of Li Shimin's sons, for the position of the prince, he would definitely fight for the throne.
But hypotheses are hypotheses after all, and facts are facts. Datang has no loss, Li Shimin's anger naturally dropped to a very low level, as soon as this anger dropped, the heart of love for talent came up, and this only had the heart of a little punishment.
Moreover, the punishment was too heavy for him to hold his head up in front of the minister. Harmful to his future, so there is a heart to forgive.
"I want to ask Hou Junji in person!" mentioned this love-and-hate henchman, and at this moment Li Shimin had a real fire again.
"Wait!" Wei Zheng shouted: "How does Your Majesty plan to deal with this matter?" ā
Wei Zheng's face was also iron-blue, and Hou Junji's approach was unacceptable to his own people as a friend.
Wei Zheng did not have the slightest selfishness towards the Tang Dynasty, he thought that Hou Junji was a broad-minded talent with both civil and military skills, so he recommended Hou Junji to Li Shimin many times. In his thoughts, he doesn't care at all about where the person he wants to recommend comes from, he only cares about whether the person being recommended has real talent and learning, whether it is of good character, as long as it is a truly virtuous and talented talent, even if the recommender is a beggar, he doesn't care. Hou Junji's ability is in the ranks of his recognition.
never thought that for the sake of such a selfish villain, he would not hesitate to have a big red face with Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.
Now, after seeing the true face of Hou Junji, he was angry and ashamed, and even had a sense of frustration, he found that he was watching people, and he was indeed inferior to Fang Du, and he had a feeling of being ashamed of the world and his colleagues.
Wei Zheng is stubborn, but he is not a good man and a woman: after Li Jing, Qin Feng, and Li Ji destroyed the Turks, Wei Zheng was very domineering to Li Shimin, and wrote a lot of reasoning in the article, when the key is a few words "The Turks have not been as ruined as the Turks since ancient times." This is the heavens to exterminate, the temple is martial arts, and its world is in China, and the people are wronged. ā
The meaning is very simple, the Turks have the heart of beasts, and if they stay, there will be disaster, and they should be exterminated and slaughtered.
This bold Li Shimin frightened Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng is as extreme as a second-year imperial Han boy in terms of race.
In his philosophy of life, good people should be rewarded, and evil people should be punished.
Hou Junji is undoubtedly the kind of traitorous and loyal person in Wei Zheng's mind.
Li Shimin's expression changed, and he said helplessly: "What else can I do?" After all, Hou Junji is talented, and has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, he leaked the military information to my Datang and did not cause a loss, according to my meaning, it is to lock it up for a few years, and then reuse it after smoothing out his edges and corners, after all, talents are rare, Wei Aiqing, don't you also say many times that Hou Junji is both civil and military, and you can't stop recommending it? Saying that, Li Shimin felt a sense of disgust and pleasure in his heart.
"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng shook his head and said with a solemn face: "This time, that time." It is true that Hou Junji is talented, and you are still reluctant to punish him for serious crimes, which is not a recognition of his talent. It can be seen that you also agree with the minister's recommendation in your heart. It's just that our monarchs and ministers have let him be deceived. ā
"This ......" Li Shimin laughed, he didn't expect Wei Zheng to have such a tricky side, but what Wei Zheng said was not unreasonable.
Li Shimin asked, "What does Aiqing think about this matter?" He knew that Wei Zheng was a character who couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes, and he said that he would only be in a passive position, so he asked him what he meant first.
Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty values love and righteousness, which is a good thing. But Hou Junji has gone too far, if you forgive him, how will you face the people on this roster? Does Your Majesty want to forgive these people who have turned their backs on their ancestors? Compared with the serious crimes committed by Hou Junji, the crimes of these people are much lighter, how can you convince people if you don't punish Hou Junji heavily? The meaning of the existence of the law is to punish the wicked, warn the world, and make people not sin, if you forgive Hou Junji and reuse it in the future, then how to win the trust of people in the future? How will the people of the world look at you in the future, and how will they view the officials in the court? Don't think about it, the people will definitely say that officials protect each other, bully the weak and fear evil, and that it is all nonsense to treat everyone equally, and that the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people. At that time, the law will become a pile of waste paper, how will you win the trust of the people and the world? Yang Guang lightly promised, but did not reward the meritorious people, causing the soldiers to deviate from morality, Your Majesty, the lesson of the previous car, the teacher of the rear car. If Hou Junji alone ruined more than ten years of hard work, it would be unfavorable to the country and the people. Your Majesty, on the one hand, Hou Junji alone, on the other hand, is the people of the world, and the Tang Dynasty for thousands of generations, which is more important, it is self-evident. I beg your Majesty to think twice! ā
Wei Zheng's words can be described as powerful, loud and loud, word by word, and what he said was spittle. only said that Li Shimin was stunned. I have to say that Wei Zheng's words are indeed very clever, he is kidnapping the laws of the Tang Dynasty and the future of the Tang Dynasty, even if Li Shimin has more reasons, he can't resist it. But he couldn't refute it, because Wei Zheng's words occupied a "reason" word.
Seeing that the scene was stiff and had a posture of overturning, Fang Xuanling hurriedly came out to play a round and said, "Your Majesty, what Lord Wei said is extremely true. The leakage of military information has become known to everyone, General Hou is one of the twelve generals, and his imprisonment will be known to the whole city within half a day, if you have the heart to investigate, you will definitely know what is going on. If the punishment is lenient, I am afraid that the soldiers will not accept it. Moreover, Your Majesty, don't forget, there is another very important person here, although the minister has little contact with General Xiao Qin, but he also knows that he loves soldiers like a son, if General Xiao Qin is not satisfied, and there will be trouble, how will Your Majesty deal with himself, let's not talk about it, the ideas of the world and the people will be aside, just talk about General Hou and General Xiao Qin, between these two people, who will Your Majesty choose? ā
Fang Xuanling's words made Li Shimin tremble, and said with understanding: "What does Fang Aiqing mean by this?" ā
Fang Xuanling glanced at Qin Qiong, who was silent, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, don't you still think that the current General Xiao Qin is Qin Feng, who was unknown at the beginning?" In ancient times, Lu Mengshi should be impressed by each other for three days, and the existing Qin Feng can be said to be ten years of grinding a sword, and if he does not make a sound, he will be a blockbuster, and it can be said that it is three changes in one day. This year's performance has been the same as before! How ridiculous is the genius of the ancients? Your Majesty has never said once that Qin Feng has a lazy temperament, is not keen on power, and has the style of a hermit in the Guigu lineage. If he finds an excuse and quits everything, what will happen to His Majesty? ā
"Not really, right?" Li Shimin had a headache. On the one hand, he is a confidant and a favorite general, and on the other hand, he is the infinite white jade pillar, son-in-law, and year-old friend of Datang in the future that he admires the most, which makes him choose.
"Uncle Bao, Qin Feng is your son, can you tell me what he thinks?" Li Shimin asked his old dear for help.
Qin Qiong smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I won't tell you anything. Chen's understanding of Feng'er may not be as good as yours. But can Your Majesty find a problem? ā
"What's the problem?"
"Feng'er has come to the present step by step, as if he has not taken the initiative to do it himself, and he has taken the initiative to choose. He went from a cloth cloth to the position of a champion general, as if he was passively accepting. This also means that if he didn't fight for it, he might not take it to heart. ā
The taciturn Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty, Qin Feng is a young man, the character of a young man is rather than twisted, the young man has a strong temperament, once his legitimate demands are not treated fairly, he may run away angrily." ā
Li Shimin was silent, if it weren't for the exact same face, the current Qin Feng would really be like two people in the past: obscure, a young man with very strong martial arts skills and a general who can retreat and retreat freely is still very different.
"Du Aiqing is saying that all this is expected by Qin Feng? Is he dealing with Hou Junji in Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Law? Li Shimin already understood what Du Ruhui meant. But what can be understood, Qin Feng is a victim, no matter what he does, there is nothing to blame. Therefore, Li Shimin also smiled helplessly.
"Not bad!" Du Ruhui nodded in affirmation, "Qin Feng is bold and decisive with his troops, with his ability, can't he really see the importance of that march?" With his character, can't he see the importance of the prince? No, it was the prince's first expedition, and he had more pressure than anyone else, otherwise, he would not have decisively let Su Dingfang lead the border army to escort the prince south, but he sent himself to the Jedi. Some people say that he is bold and dares to fight with enemies who are several times his size, but the minister thinks that he is forced to make this special decision, if he does not fight to the death, I am afraid that in less than half a day, the prince will let the Turkic soldiers catch up. At that time, the border army was overwhelmed, and the result can be imagined. From the beginning to the march, he calculated the time step by step, and even did not hesitate to ask Li Sikong to help disguise, he arranged it so that if our own people did not know his intention to go north, they would not be able to guess what medicine was sold in his gourd
ć It is precisely because he arranged it so carefully that he ended up with the Turks, who were several times his size, copying the ...... How could he not suspect that someone had leaked secrets? He didn't know who leaked the secrets, but the only people who knew about it were the people who were there. It is more appropriate to target the leaker than Hou Junji, because he does not know that Hou Junji is the leaker. ā
When he said this, he paused and said, "The temperament of the champion general is not a good man and a woman. When he was still the commander of the new army, in order to seek justice for his subordinate soldiers, he dared to confront the Taiyuan Wang family with seven surnames and six hopes, and made the eldest son of the Wang family crippled and had to obediently compensate for the injuries of the soldiers. He was unwilling to let people put on a show like this, and the soldiers who were unwilling to sacrifice were sacrificed in the conspiracy like this. Therefore, he deliberately said such attention-grabbing words at the celebration banquet. Let Dali Temple and the Criminal Department investigate. ā
What Keming said was extremely true, Qin Feng was not reckless at all in this matter, although he was the party concerned, he could not overstep his authority to investigate anyone. So the whole thing is like an outsider. Do not get involved. It's this outsider who plays a leading role. He only moved his mouth, but he had already launched a deadly offensive. Wei Zheng took Du Ruhui's words, and the head of the analysis was Dao. Li Shimin couldn't help but believe it, but he began to hesitate in his heart.
Is it on the side of Qin Feng, who is in charge? Or do you choose the chick-bellied, selfish ones?