Hou Junji, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, is as famous as Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin and others, one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, and now the official worships the general manager of the march of Jishi Road, and is the Duke of Luguo.

Although Hou Junji is less than forty years old, because of his military background, he has a pivotal position in the Tiance Mansion family. He is not like Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, and Li Ji, although they stand in the camp of the Tiance Mansion, they run their own Shandong Haoqiang Group. He has always stood firmly by the side of the eldest grandson Wuji.

Therefore, for the eldest grandson Wuji, Hou Junji is definitely a trustworthy military figure. Hou Junji's right to speak in the Tiance Mansion Department is not inferior to the backbone cultivated by the Guanlong family such as Zhao Mingde, the left attendant of the Ministry of Industry.

If Guo Ye saw Hou Junji here, he might be able to summarize Hou Junji's past and present life in one sentence.

This sentence is: "Success also rebels, and defeat also rebels." ”

Because Hou Junji really began to make his fortune, and was appreciated and relied on by His Majesty Li Er, the time when he rose to the top was three days after the end of the Xuanwumen Incident, and even he, the Duke of Luguo, was rewarded by His Majesty Li Er three days later.

As for the reason why he is so prosperous, it is very simple, because he is one of the several masterminds who personally planned the Xuanwumen Incident.

The clever plan of this incident relied on the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.

And the force is completely the work of Hou Junji.

Even the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Yuanji died under the pursuit and encirclement of his army and died in the Xuanwu Gate.

Chang He, who was named after Ma Yuanju, was named after him because he closed the city gate and contributed to the Xuanwumen Incident, and he got the title of Founding Earl.

Think about it, with Hou Junji's outstanding performance in Xuanwumen, it is really nothing to make him a Luguo public commissioner.

It is precisely because Hou Junji did a good job in the Xuanwumen Incident that he naturally received the appreciation and vigorous promotion of His Majesty Li Er, and increased his efforts to cultivate his prestige in the army.

In just a few years, Hou Junji stood side by side with Qin Shubao and Cheng Biting Jin, who had passed through the life and death barrier in the sea of corpses and blood under the rain of guns and arrows, and were known as the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, he is also a rare famous general of the Shaozhuang faction in the army, and in the years when Hou Junji was at the peak of his army, even the Gaochang Kingdom of the Western Regions was wiped out by his army.

Time also, life also!

Success also rebels, and defeat also rebels.

In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, the greedy and insatiable Hou Junji instigated and instigated the crown prince Li Chengqian to plot against the king, but later he was denounced and reported by his son-in-law Helan Chushi and imprisoned.

His Majesty Emperor Taizong Li Er personally interrogated Hou Junji, beheaded Ma Jian with tears, and sentenced Hou Junji to death.

A generation of famous generals was annihilated and fell.

Although Guo Ye has never met Hou Junji, his evaluation of this person is concisely summarized in sixteen words: "Decisive killing, rare talents, firstborn backbone, ambitious." ”

He once compared Hou Junji to a figure in the Three Kingdoms era - the Shu general Wei Yan

Although Hou Junji and Cui Henian are both from the Tiance Mansion, they rarely intersect with each other.

Today, Cui Henian was naturally a little surprised when he saw Hou Junji's sudden visit. However, he did not underestimate Hou Junji by virtue of the name of Qinghe Cui, on the contrary, he treated Hou Junji with great courtesy and personally welcomed him into the official room.

After the two entered the room and exchanged a few polite words, Cui Henian got into the main topic and asked, "I don't know what happened to General Hou's visit today?" ”

Hou Junji pointed to the silver helmet and white armor on his body, and said with a smile: "Cui Shangshu, Hou Mou came to see you in this costume today, don't you feel strange?" ”

"Huh?"

Cui Henian narrowed his eyes slightly, and after exclaiming, he said with a little surprise: "Yes, it stands to reason that General Hou's squad has been back to the dynasty for several months, and the position of the head of the Jishi Road march has also been teased with the end of the war, how can you still wear wartime equipment in Chang'an City?" If Cui remembers correctly, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie and others, like General Hou, have been resting at home for a long time recently. What's your situation today? ”

"Haha......"

Hou Junji laughed a few times, patted the heart shield in front of the armor, and said loudly: "Cui Shangshu doesn't know, Hou received the emperor's will early this morning, saying that the believers of the two Buddhist and Taoist families in Yongzhou have been making some trouble recently, which has caused chaos and chaos in Yongzhou City, which has caused the emperor's Longyan to be angry." No, the emperor ordered Hou to lead the army to Yongzhou to quell the rebellion, and he would be pulled out of the city at noon today. ”

"I see!"

Cui Henian nodded and said that he understood, for the two families of Buddhism and Taoism in Yongzhou to make trouble, it is no secret to the Guanlong clan class, and his brother Cui Heling had a letter with him two days ago and said about it.

Yongzhou is not far from Qinghe County, and the Cui family also has many shops and stores in Yongzhou City, which have been affected by the riots in the city.

But he didn't understand, what did the emperor have to do with Hou Junji to go to Yongzhou to quell the turmoil, and he didn't think that his friendship with Hou Junji was so good that he wanted to go out on the expedition and come to say goodbye to himself.

Immediately, he first hugged his fists and said: "Cui wishes General Hou a victory in this quelling of the chaos, and then a miraculous achievement." ”

Immediately afterwards, he asked in a puzzled voice, "Then General Hou came to me this time......

Obviously, he still couldn't understand Hou Junji's intentions.

Hou Junji smiled, got up and walked up to Cui Henian, and whispered in his ear: "Lord Eldest Sun asked Hou to find Cui Shangshu before Kaiba, saying that it was ......"

In a low whisper, Hou Junji brought the words of the eldest grandson Wuji to Cui Henian, and Cui Henian, who listened to it, was startled and muttered to himself: "Tsk, it's still the eldest grandson who is smart, Yongzhou and the neighboring state capitals happen to be our Cui family's sphere of influence, this matter can be done, it can be done." ”

Hou Junji stroked his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, the opening is imminent, please ask Cui Shangshu to write a letter to Brother Ling, and write the words of the eldest grandson and the real purpose of Hou's trip to Yongzhou in the letter, so that Brother Ling Cui Heling can see it at a glance and will not be suspicious of me." ”

Cui Henian shook his head and smiled: "What did General Hou say?" Everyone is their own person, haha...... How could my brother not believe you? He has been acquainted with General Hou for a long time. ”

That being said, but the movements in Cui Henian's hands have not been loosened, and the paper is spreading... Grinding ink... Pen......

Soon, he wrote a handwritten letter to his brother Cui Heling

The Imperial Palace, looking at the North Pavilion.

After His Majesty Li Er finished reviewing today's last recital, he took a long breath, then stretched his waist and raised his eyes to look at Guo Ye, who had been standing in the pavilion for a long time.

Guo Ye has been in the palace for a long time when he came to the Wangbei Pavilion, because His Majesty Li Er wanted to review the folds, so he let him stand first, who knew that he would be left there for nearly an hour after such a stop.

Guo Ye was not in a hurry this time, his eyes looked at his nose, his nose looked at his heart, he just stood quietly and waited until His Majesty Li Er finished reviewing the dragon case.

"Sit down!"

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand at Guo Ye and motioned for him to find a place to sit down and speak.

Guo Ye was not hypocritical, and he lost the impatience he had before entering the palace just now, and walked calmly to a position on the left and sat down slowly.

After Guo Ye sat down, His Majesty Li Er picked up a cup of ginseng tea on the dragon case and took a few sips, moistened his throat, and asked, "Guo Qing, how are you doing in the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites?" It stands to reason that you, the left servant, should have come to the early court, but I haven't seen you in the early court for a long time. Could it be that your Ministry of Rites is busier than the Ministry of War? ”

Guo Ye secretly calculated, too, since he took office in the Ministry of Rites, although he has the name of the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, he has not been to the early court for a day, either this or that, and he was stunned.

Of course, this does not exclude that he is used to being lazy, and he really can't stand the boredom of standing up for hours in the morning.

He smiled embarrassedly, got up and said to him: "The emperor forgives the sin, now Zhao Feixuan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, went to Yong'an Village with Mr. Gao to supervise the construction of the imperial tomb, and our Ministry of Rites Shangshu Cui Henian is a corpse vegetarian meal, occupying the waste of the pit and not shitting, so the affairs of the Ministry of Rites are all pressed on the shoulders of the ministers." Alas, busy, otherwise it wouldn't have delayed even the early dynasty. As a courtier, who doesn't want to see the emperor every day and see the face of the sky? ”

"Haha, you kid is still so cheap-mouthed."

His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but laugh and said, "Cui Shangshu is really as unbearable as you say?" No matter how busy you are, do you still have the time to manage state affairs? Okay, that's it for now. Why did you come to me today? ”

Guo Ye severely damaged Cui Henian in front of His Majesty Li Er, and he was happy and comfortable in his heart.

Suddenly, listening to His Majesty Li Er's question about his intention, he immediately woke up and said: "The minister came here this time to cause trouble in the place for the believers of Buddhism and Taoism, and to start the emperor, and the minister ......heard about it."

"You mean the Yongzhou riots?"

His Majesty Li Er interrupted Guo Ye's invitation, shook his head and said disappreciatively: "You are a step late, haha, I ordered the Marquis of Luguo to lead an army of 30,000 to Yongzhou early this morning to suppress the rebellion." ”

Hou Junji?

Guo Ye was slightly stunned, why did so many people choose this Wei Yan-style character instead of choosing?

However, he didn't come here today just for the affairs of Yongzhou, he was more curious about what Li Chunfeng said about the affairs of the Southern Zhengyi Sect.

Immediately, he started again: "Your Majesty, what the minister said is not Yongzhou, but the internal strife of the Zhengyi Sect in the south, and the Taiping Sect, the White Lotus Sect, and the Manichaean Sect are plotting against each other in Lingnan. ”

"Huh?"

Who knew that His Majesty Li Er was not shocked when he heard this, but stared at Guo Ye with a solemn face and asked, "I guess you heard about it from Li Chunfeng, right?" I ask you, how much do you know about this? Have you ever told anyone else about this? ”

In Guo Ye's opinion, His Majesty Li Er's first appearance after hearing it was not shock, but nervousness, a kind of nervousness for fear of leaking secrets.

PS Lao Niu hereby wishes Datang book friends a happy New Year's Day, a new year, a new atmosphere, good health, and an auspicious family. There are two more shifts in the evening.